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Mrs.  R .  B .  E dwa rd s 
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Presbyterian  Church  in  the 

U.S.A.  Synod  of  Washington 
History  of  the  Synod  of 

Washington  of  the 


Statue  of  Marcus  Whitman. 

On    the   Witherspoon    Building,    Philadelphia.— Courtesy   Pros.   Board  of 

Publication   and   S.   S.   Work. 


HISTORY 

OF    THE 

SYNOD  OF  WASHINGTON 

OF    THE 

PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

IN    THE 

United  States  of  America. 


APR  16   19bb 


18      3      5 


19     0     9 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE  SYNOD 


HISTORIAN 
REV.   ROBERT  BOYD,   D.   D. 

Title  con/erred  by  Whitworth  College, 
January  5,  IQIO 

ASSISTANTS 
REV.   W.  CHALMERS  GUNN. 
REV.  HAZEN  T.   MURRAY. 

TREASURER 
E.   S.  OSBORNE, 

214  Alaska  Building, 

Seattle,  Wash 


CONTENTS 


PAGE 

Foreword 5 

Introduction 7 

Chapter         I.    The  Pioneer  Church 12 

Chapter       II.    The  Pioneer  Churches  on  Puget  Sound 25 

Chapter     III.    The  Pioneer  Inland  Churches 69 

Chapter      IV.    The  Later  Churches 83 

Chapter  V.  The  Erection  of  Presbyteries,  and  Their  Officers  149 
Chapter      VI.    The   Synods,   Their   Moderators,   Clerks   and 

Synodical  Missionaries 169 

Chapter    VII.    The  Sabbath  School  Missionaries  and  Pastors 

at  Large 182 

Chapter  VIII.    Indian,  Chinese  and  Japanese  Missions 195 

Chapter  IX.  Whitworth  College,  the  Synodical  College ....  209 
Chapter       X.    The  Samuel  and  Jessie  Kenney  Presbyterian 

Home 215 

Chapter      XL    Reunion    and    Union    with    the    Cumberland 

Presbyterian  Church 216 

Chapter    XII.    Woman's  Work  for  Missions 225 

Chapter  XIII.    The  Semi-Centennials 228 

Chapter  XIV.    Alaska  and  the   Presbyteries  of  Alaska   and 

Yukon 247 


111. 


INDEX 

OF  PERSONS,  CHURCHES,  PLACES  AND  EVENTS  MEN- 
TIONED, TOGETHER  WITH  NAMES  OF  MINISTERS  AND 
CHURCHES  CONNECTED  WITH  THE  SYNOD  OF  WASH- 
INGTON CONCERNING  WHOM  NO  CONTRIBUTION  FOR 
THIS  HISTORY  WAS  RECEIVED. 

Black-face  figures  indicate  illustrations. 

to  some  of  the  ministerial  names  is  attached  the  date  of 
the  first  General  Assembly  Minutes  which  show  the  name 
as  enrolled  with  the  synod  of  washington. 

The  year  of  death  and  the  age  are  indicated  thus:   cl'91a73. 


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Abels,  Rev.  Johx  Calvix,  '06 80 

Adair,  Rev.  Alexander. 76,  80,  159-60,  176,   178 
d'00a72 

Aberdeen,  First  Church 105,  106,  157,   176 

Acme  Church 162 

Agnew,  Rev.  James 51 

Ainslie  Church 157 

Ainslie,  Rev.  George 195 

Alaska 247,  248 

Alaska,  Presbytery  of 174,  177,  247.   278-9 

Alaska- Yukon-Pacific  Exposition. .  .5,  243,  271 

Aldrich,  Rev.  B.  L 85,   176 

Algona,  First  Church 39 

Allen,  Rev.  D.D 159-60,    176:  203 

Allen,  Miss  Maud 225 

Alta,  Synod  of 169 

Alison,  Rev.  A.  Alexander 46,  148 

Alison,  John  (Lie),  '95 

Anacortes  Church 114,   162 

Arbuckle,  Rev.  F.  Albert,  '08 

Arklev,  Rev.  Robert 115 

Armstrong,  J.  W 219,  222 

Armstrong,  Rev.  T.  C 59,   99,   117 

Arthur,  Mark  (Lie),  '98 

Ashburton 242 

Asotin  Church,    (Oct.  29,  '98) 

Atkinson,  Rev.  Thomas  H 163 

Atkinson,  Rev.  G.  H 248 

Auburn,  White  River  church 

34,   37,   38,    152    172    176,   244 

Aull.  Rev.  Wilson,  '05, 80 

Austin,  Rev.  Alvin  C 268 

Austin,  Rev.  A.  E 252,  260-2,  280 

Austin,  Miss  Olinda  A 258 

Avery,  Mr.  J.  A 57 

Raird,  Rev.  W.  C 157 

Baker,  Miss  C 270 

Ballard,  Dr.  Levi  W 34,  35,  176 

Bannerman,  Rev.  W.  S 262,  264 

Barnhisel,  Rev.  A.  H 62,   178 

Barnum.  Rev.  O.  S..  '03 83 

Bates,  Rev.  William  E.,  '07 

Bean,  Rev.  D.  0 126 


Beattie,  Rev.  Frank  E 127,  134,   136 

Beattie,  Rev.  James  H 36,  38,   100 

Bebb,  Rev.  W.  B 38 

Beck,  Rev.  W.  W 74,  221 

Beebe,  Rev.  W.  C 80,  117,  158,  160,   176 

Belden,  Rev.  L.  M 76 

Belfast  Church 191 

Bellingham    Church    (formerly  Bellingham 

Bay) 93,  162,   176 

Bellingham,  Knox  Church 190 

Bellingham,  Presbvtery  of 162-3 

Belmont  Church,  (Jan.  19,  '08) 

Berger,  Rev.  John  W.,   '05 62,  163-4 

Bethanv  Church,  (Dec.  20,  1903) .  162,  176,   191 

Bethanv  (Pullman),  May,  '09 

Bethel  Church 218 

Bickelton  Church 166 

Bigler,  Rev.  B 108 

Bingham,  Rev.  J.  S.,  '74 80 

Bird,  Rev.  G.  R 43 

Black,  Rev.  J.  P.,  '94 

Blackman,  Rev.  Rollin  E 49 

Blaine  Church 176 

Blair,  Rev.  Geocge  A 221 

Bluhm,  Rev.  Conrad 140 

Blvth,  Rev.  David..  .  .109,  110,  153,  160-2,   178 

Boise  City 155,   156 

Bois  Fort 34 

Bone,  Rev.  W.  John,  '99 

Bonners  Ferry,  Id.,  Church,  (April  11,  '93) 

Boozer,  Rev.  L.  Myron,  '08 

Boppell,  Rev.  Charles  J 140 

Botts,  Rev.  Charles  E.,  '09 

Boyd,  Rev.  A.  G 93,  157,   176 

Bovd  Mission 267 

Boyd,  Rev.  T.  M 69,  71,  76-79,  77,  108 

155-6,  178,  201,  229,  234 
Bovd,  Rev.  Robert 3,  5,  53,  58,  68-73 

148,153,  155-6,  196,  211 

Boyle,  Rev.  Wm.,  '03 

Bradv,  Rev.  John  G 

247,  252,  256,  259,  260,  267,  279,  282 

Breig,  Rev.  G.,  '91 

Bremerton  Church,  (Sept.  11,  '05) 184 


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INDEX 


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Brents  Church 176 

Bridgeport  Church,  (May  29,  '99)  L63 

Broufflette,  Rev.  T 31,32,  157 

Brown,  Rev.  Anselm 93 

Brown,  Rev.  David,  '09 

Brown,  Rev.  Elliotl  W 16,  107,  ft  t 

Brown,  Rev.  Frank  I'.,  '99 

Blown,  lirv.  Kenneth 32 

Buchanan,  Rev.  J.  K 224 

Buckley  Church,  (Nov.  11,  '92) 

Burke,  Judge  ' I'l i <  .iii.-i- 243 

Buahnell,  Key.  Herbert  K.,  '08  L66 

Buthr,  X.  I 219,220,  222 

California  Presbytery 11,    L69 

Calvert,  E 42-3,  100,    121 

Calvin,  Rev.  E.  M 115 

Camas.  St.  John's  Church(Nov. '83)  157,  166,176 

(  'ameron  <  'liureh 176 

Campbell,  Rev.  Or.  E.  0 252,  285  6 

Campbell,  Rev.  J.I 32 

( lampbell,  Jo3eph 153 

Campbell,  Rev.  Richard  J.,  '00 

Cannev.  Rev.  A.J 93,  100-107-8,   174 

Carbonado  Church    157,   176 

Carle,  Rev.  W.  M 268 

Camahan,  Rev.  D.  T 53,   174 

Carriek.  Rev.  Andrew 166 

Cashmere  (formerly  .Mission)    (Oct.  2, 

162,  163,   166 

Castle  Roek  Church    (Nov.  '90) 166,   177 

Cation,  A.  M 219,  272 

Catlin  Church 166 

Cedar  Creek  Church 157,    1 1  i 

Centerville  <  ihurcfa     162 

Centralia  Church  (July  7,  '89) 166,   177 

Central  Washington,  Presbytery  of 

161,  166,  186 

Chambers  Prairie  Church 33,  34,   154 

Charleston,  Port  Orchard  First  Church.  .  .    144 

Cheadle,  Rev.  S.  H 100 

Cheetham,  Rev.  Neal 220 

Chehalis  (Indian)  Church 157,   176 

Chehalis,  Westminster  Church 

31,33-34,  154,  157.  106,  176 

Chena  Mission 283 

Chinese  Missions 195,  203.  204,   207 

Chittenden,  Rev.  A.  H 32,   153 

Christie,  Rev.  James 1  i  I 

Clah 251,252-254 

Clark,  Miss  Helen  W 201,  226 

Clark,  Rev.  James  S 258 

Clark,  Rev.  Richard  A.,  '09 

Clarkston  Church 130,   131 

Clearbrook  Church 162,  191 

Cleary  Citv  Mission 283 

CleEhim  Church  (Sept.  17,'S9)97,  139,  162,    176 

Clerks 173.    17s 

Cleveland  Church 162,   166 

Clifford,  Rev.  William  J.,  '06    

Clyde,  Rev.  William 32 

Cobleigh.  Rev.  Wilktim 85 

College  Place  Church  (April  19, '0.5) 

Columbia  Mission 12 

Columbia  River.  Presbytery  of  the.  166 

Columbia,  Synod  of  the    .  .  155,  170-1-3,278-9 

Cor,  Rev.  W.  W 104 

Coeurd'Alene  Church  (June  24,'91)  158,  176.201 

( lommerford,  Rev.  Zelotes  W 182 

c  foncrete,  Mt.  Baker  ( Ihurch 136 

Condit,  Rev.  E.  N.,  d'00a54         69,70,74,     76 
Condit,  Rev.  J.  H. .  100,  178,  247,  252,  277,  284 

Conner,  (Lie.)  Edward.  '1)7 

Converse,  John  11 282 

Cook,  Rev.  Seth 159.  100,   176 

Cordova  Mission 284 

Corlies,  Rev.  W.  H.  R 256  7.  266,  269,  27:, 

Cornett    Rev.  W.  H 63,  KID.  174.    178 

Cornwell.  Rev.  C.  E 5 

Corser,  Rev.  Harry  P 258 


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Hey.  Arthur  B 113,  115,  15s,    17»i 

ad  church  (Oct.  i.  '91j 

i  losmopolis  <  !hurch 157 

( lot  tonwood  <  Ihurch      176 

Couden,  (Lie.)  W     \ ..  '07   . 

Coulee  Citj  Church    (July  31,  '04    .      163,   166 

<  'ouuiii  Church 282-3 

( lourse,  Rev.  Herbert  M 163,  165 

Cowley,  Rev.  Henry  T 155,  196 

(  'ox.   Key.  Amos 22  I 

Coyle,  Rev.  Thomas 120,  277 

Crawford.  Rev.  A.  M 98 

Crawford,  Rev.   II.   D 106 

Crawford,  Rev.  J.  C      220 

( Irawford,  Miss  Mazie 198 

Creston  Church  May  7,  '99) 

Crisman,  Rev.  J.  C      220 

(  'rushy.  Rev.  Thomas 249,  251 

Crowl,  Rev.  Theodore 41,  58 

Cruikshanks,  Rev    Robert 157,  174 

Culdesac,  Id.,  church  (July  14,  '03j 

(  lullj    Memorial  Church  (April  12.  '94) .  .  . 

Cumberland  Church  Reunion 216 

Daisy  Chi  i«  ii   (Feb.  12,  '08) 

Darling,  Rev.  John  E.,  1909 

Davenport  Church    Oct.'84)...    141,158,   167 
Davenport,  Rev.  D.  M.    .48,  58,  148,  153,   174 

Davies,  Rev.  William,  d'99a30 

Davis,  Pro).  A.J     261 

Davis,  Samuel  (native) 270 

Davis.  Rev.  William Ill 

Dawson  Church 281 

Day,  Rev.  John  E 162 

DaytoD  Church 156,  218 

Deep  Creek 200 

Deline,  Rev.  Lester  E 166 

Deffenbaugh,  George L.  .     21.  117,  156-60, 

176-8,  195,  198,  230,  231 

Deline.    ReV.    Lester   E.,    '09 

Deming  Church 162 

Denver.  Id..  Church   (April  28,  '95) 

Dickson  (Lie),  James  G.,  '07 

Dilworth,  Rev.  R.  B 100,  174 

Dinsmore,  Rev.  William  W.,  '08 

Dorrance,  Rev.  J.  W 120 

Dot  Church 162,   166 

Douglas  ( Jhui  ch 277 

Douglass,  Sir  James 234 

Douglass.  Rev.  T.  E 36,     38 

Douglass.  Rev.  Wm.,  d'04a47 

Dresbach,  Mrs.  A.  C   205 

Dresbach,  A.  C 153 

Drew,  Rev.  Monroe        100,   121-2,   148 

Drumm,  Rev.  John,  '05 

Dry,   Rev.  Thomas  H     128 

Dunbar.  Miss  Maggie  J 256,  275 

Duncan.  Rev.  Kenneth 98.104.   174 

Dungenesa  I  !hurch 176 

Dunlap,  Rev.  David    94,   176 

Dunning.   Rev.   II.  P 42 

Durrie,  Rev.  Archibald 142 

Eadie,  Rev.  William,  '05 117 

Kanan.  Key.  IK  W  .70,   156,  21s  220 

Eagle  Mission 281,  283 

Eagleson,  Dr.  J.  B  121,   122 

Earhart,  Key.  Linn  J.,  '00 

East  Hoquiam  <  Ihurch    158 

Edmonds  in.  Re.-.  W.  Walker  144.    166 

Edmunds,  Key.  Frederick  J    112,  153 

Edmunds,  Rev.  Thou  a-  T.,  '09 

Edwards,  Rev.  W.  R HI 

Eels,  Key.  Cushing 230.239-40 

Pels.  Key.  Myron 229.  230 

Eeypl  Church  (Feb.  21,  '09)    158,   176 

Elb  ■  Church  (July  6,  '06) 

Elberton  Church    159,   176 

Ellensburg  First  Church.       .  95,97,  L62  6,    176 
Elliott,  Rev.  Orrin  A.,  '03 


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Ellsworth  Church   (April  17,  '02) 166 

Ehvell,  Rev.  Hiram 115,  166 

Emerson,  Rev.  Charles  H.,  '01,  d'02a74. .  . 

Emmanuel  Church,  San  Juan  Island 

Ensign.  Rev 283 

Enumclaw  Church  (Sept.  12,  '02) 

Ervine,  Rev.  James 126 

Erwin,  S.  H 76,   15.5,   160,   176,  211 

Eskimos 282,   284,   285,  288 

Evans,  Rev.  R.  J 26,  27,  33,  56,  151,   154 

Everett  First  Church 118, 119,  163,   193 

Everett  (Lie),  M.  G,  '09 

Everson  Church 92,  162,   190 

Fair,  Rev.  G.  Armor,  '06 

Fairbanks  Church 283,  284 

Fairfield  Church  (Oct.  23,  '92) 

Fairhaven  (see  South  Bellingham)  fl62,  176,  192 

Feagles,  Rev.  Robert  S.,  d'09a77 50 

Fee,  Rev.  Mr 196 

Fender,  Rev.  W 221 

Ferguson.  Rev.  J.  B 48,   163 

Fernie,  Rov.  John,  '09 

Fickus,  Mr 281 

Fife  Church   (Mar.,  1908) 158 

Finlavson,  Rev.  R.  A,  '02 

Fiscus,  Rev.  M.  S 80 

Fishers  Church   (May  19,  '07) i66 

Fiske,  Rev.  N.  M 127 

Flackler,  Rev.  J.  G 169 

Floyd,  Rev.  W.  B 93 

Forbes,  Rev.  F.  L 47,  49,  153 

Forbes,  Rev.  W.  0 134,  182,  186 

Fordney,  Rev.  Daniel  L.,  d'01a58 115,  148 

Foreign  Missions 266,  227 

Forsythe,  Rev.  Samuel  Mc  L.,  '03 

Fort  Lapwai  Church  (Oct.  30,  '07) 

Foster,  Rev.  Alexander  S 115,   174 

Fourth  Plain  Church 157,   177 

Fox,  Rev.  A.  T 210 

Fox,  Dr.  and  Mrs 274 

Frank,  Rev.  Howard  M 283 

Freeport  Church 157 

Fremont,  Gen.  J.  C 242 

French,  Rev.  Herbert  A.,  '07 

Friday  Harbor  Church 163,   190 

Frie,  Rev.  Robert  H.,  '06 

Fruiht,  Rev.  F.  H 157,   176 

Furst,  Rev.  F.  J 85 

Gambell  Missiox 285 

Gambell,  Rev.  V.  C 252,  285 

Gamble,  Rev.  D.  C 79 

Gantz,  Rev.  A.  D 76 

Garden  Valley  Church  (May  24,  '08) 

Garfield  Church 21S,    223 

Garretson,  Rev.  F.  V.  D 98 

Garry,  Spokane 231 

( Jeary,  Rev.  Edward  R 172 

Gemmill,  Rev.  Benj.  M 115 

George,  Rev.  J.  C,  '09 

George,    Rev.    S.    Alexander,    permanent 
Clerk  of  the  Synod  of  Washington.  .  166, 

167,   178 

Georgetown  Church   (Oct.  19,  '02) 

Ghormley,  Rev.  David  O. .  .5,  79,  80,  178,  181 

Gibonev,  Rev.  Ezra  P 78 

Giboney,  Rev.  G.  William 89,  90,  130,   178 

Gibson,  Miss  Esther 252 

Giffen,  Rev.  George  C,  '05 

Gig  Harbor  Church 176 

Gilchrist,  Rev.  Hugh  W 122,  123 

Giles,  David  F.,  '03 

Gillette,  Rev.  O.  M 153,   163 

Glass,  Commander  Henrv 258 

Glenwood,  Church  (Oct.  25,  '95) 162 

Glover,  Rev.  J.  T 106,   176 

Godsman.  Rev.  C.  J 38,  115,  153,    178 

Goldendale  Church  (1SS0) 162,   166 

Goodell,  Rev.  J.  W 31-3,  149-51 


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Goss,  Rev.  Charles  F 117 

Gould,  Miss  Clara  A 269 

Gould,  J.  A 148 

Gould,  Rev.  J.  L 252,   269-70,  279 

Govan  Church   (April  17,  '01) 

Gow,  Rev.  Robert,  '95 

Grand  Mound  Church 33-4.   154 

Grandview  Bethany  Church 

Granger,  Church  (Feb.  11,  '06) 

Grangeville,  Id.  Church  (Mar.  12,  '99) 

Gray,  Rev.  George  A.,  '00 

Gray,  Rev.  W.  H 233,  234,  240 

Green  (Lie) 117 

Greenslade  (Lie),  James,  '02 

Gregg,  Rev.  Sumpter 126 

Grcig,  Rev.  George  Brown,  '92 

Griggs,  Rev.  Archie  Roy 55.     85 

Gunn,  Rev.  Thomas  M.  .  .  .5,  39,  74,  105, 
113,  115,  159-63,  176,  180,  201,  220,  230, 

231,  237 

Gunn,  Rev.  W.  Chalmers 3,  5,  37-9, 

75,   153,   245,  246 

Haoeman',  Rev.  George 182 

Haines,  Rev.  Alfred  H,  '05 

Haines  Church 264,  266,  279 

Halket,  Cavouse 231 

Hamilton,  Rev.  E.  J.,  '97 

Hamilton,  Rev.  Joseph,  '93 

Hanna,  Rev.  J.  A 85,  93,  106,   174 

Hanford  Church   (Feb.  9,  '08) 

Hare,  Rev.  David  H 80,     81 

Harrington  Church    (April  10,  '95) 

Harris,  Rev.  Samuel 146 

Harrison  Church  (Oct.  4,  1900) 143 

Harrison,  Rev.  Norman  B 267,  277 

Hartman,  John  P 178 

Harvey,  Rev.  Frederick 163 

Hatch"  Miss  Julia 19S 

Hay,  Gov.  M.  E 243 

Hayden,  Rev.  F.  L 100,  161-2,   178 

Haydon,  Rev.  Ambrose  P.,  '05 

Hayes,  Rev.  James 201 

Hayes,  Rev.  J.  M 49 

Haves,  Rev.  R.  M 26 

Havstead,  Rev.  G.  H.,  d'0Sa38,  93,113,117,   163 

Head,  Rev.  S.  C,  d'98a53 100,  122,   174 

Hedges,  Rev.  J.  A 126 

Hedges,  Rev.  Thomas  J.,  '95 

Hench,  Rev.  Elmer  E.,  '05 

Hereford,  Rev.  C.  M.,  '00 218 

Hickman,  Rev.  George 63 

Hill,  Rev.  Robert  W 83,  179,  269 

Hines,    Rev.   James.  ...  156-60,    176,    199,  201 

Hitchcock,  Walter  A 5,     97 

Hodge,  Rev.  Robert  B.,  '02 

Hodges,  Rev.  John  G.,  '06 

Holdridge,  Rev.  E.  A.,  '00 

Holford,  Rev.  David 277 

Hollinstead,  Rev.  Emmanuel  R.  D.,  '06..  . 

Holt,  G.  W 153 

Holt,  Rev.  W.  S 225.   237 

Hood,  Rev.  John  W 130, 131,   134 

Hood,  Rev.  R.  M 182 

Hoole,  Rev.  Wm.  H.,  '08 163 

Hoonah 267,  268,  283,  286 

Hope,  Rev.  John  H,  d'05a44 94 

Hoquiam  Church 85,  86,  157,   176 

Hosack,  Rev.  H.  M 2S2-3 

Hover  Church   (March  4,  '08) 128 

Howard,  Rev.  J.  K 216-18,  223 

Howard,  Rev.  J.  S 182 

Howard,  Gen.  O.  O 70,  249,  251 

Howell,  Rev.  James 145,    163 

Howkan  Church 269,  270,  279 

Hudson,  Rev.  Edward  H.,  '02 

Hughes,  Rev.  J.  M Ill,   174 

Hunter,  Rev.  Wm.  A.,  '07 

Hunters  Church  (Jan.  10,  '09) 

Hutchison,  Rev.  A.  L 46,  64,  65,   122 


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I  N  D  h  X 


Hydab  [ndiana 


Pagi 
269,  271 


I  D.M ii  i,  Presbytery  of 154, 158  9, 

171  6,  196,  200,  230 

II,,,  [daho,  Church L26,  127 

[lwaco  Church  (Maj  25,  '03) 166 

[mmanuel  ( ihurch 163 

I iuli:, ii  Missions L95 

[nouye,  Rev.  Orio 47, 153,  205,  206 

Jack  Rabbit  Missionary 164 

Jackson  Mission 269,  279 

Jackson,  Rev.  Sheldon 247,  250,  256, 

259,  262,  265,  285 

Jacobs,  Re\ .  I  lharles 122 

Jamieson,  Rev.  Philip  M 158,  L60,  L76 

Japanese  Missions L95,  203,20*,  206 

Jesseph,  Rev.  I nard  E.,  d'05a65 117 

Jocelyn,  ( lapt.  S.  P 251 

Johnson  Church  (1892) 

Johnson,  Mr.,  lay  evangelist 153 

Johnston,  Rev.  Robert,  '06 

Jones,  Rev.,  of  Vancouver 231 

Jones,  Rev.  J.  Vincent Ill 

Irwin,  Rev.  William 229-30 

Jones,  Rev.  Livingston  F.  .  .  1247,  252,  275,  277 

Jones,  Rev.  Owen 111,153,  182.  183 

Jones,  Rev.  R.  Morgan,  '09 

Jones,  Rev.  Walter  C 164 

Jones,  Rev.  William  II.,  '05 166 

Joseph,  Chief 69,  70 

Joseph  Church 157 

Juliaetta,  Id.,  Church  (April  9;  '93) 

Juneau 275,  276,  284 

Kamiah  (Indian)  Church 155,  159, 

170,  176,  195-6 

Kapowsin  Church  (Oct.  16,  '06) 

Kasaan 271-3 

Kelly,  Rev.  Wm.  A 252,  259,  263 

Kellogg,  Miss  Fannie 25.8 

Kelso  Church  (1888) 157,  166,   167 

Kendall  Church  of  Keese 162 

Kendall,  Rev.  Henry 256,  257 

Kendrick  Church   (Aug.  10,  '90) 159 

Kennedy,  Rev.  Simon  J 100,   10S 

Kennewick.  Church 127 

Kenney  Presbyterian  Home 214,  215 

Kenney,  Samuel  and  Mrs.  Jessie.  .  .  .41-3,  215 

Kent   fJune  23,  '90) 34,  35, 144,   176 

Kerr,  Rev.  Archibald  S.,  '03 

Kettle  Falls  Church 117,  118,  201 

Killisnoo 264 

Kincaid,  William  C 25 

Kincaid,  William  M 55,  56,  57,   149 

King,  Rev.  Samuel  H.,  '91 

Kiona  Church   (Dec.  8,  '02) 

Killian,  Rev.  Wm.  L.,  '09 

Kirk,  Rev.  J.  Wollaston 252,  277,  2S1 

Kirkwood,  Rev.  Samuel  K.,  '05,  d'07a38.. 

Kirkhope,  Rev.  William 153,  178,   192 

Kittitas,  First  Church 

Klawock  Church 272,  273 

Klinquan 270,  272 

Klukwan 267 

Knight,  Hervey  B 

Knowles,  K,-\ .  J.  F 155,  156 

Koonce,  Rev.  M.  Egbert 281,282,  283 

Koonoova,  Elder 286 

Kooskia,  Id.,  Church  (April  28,  '08) 

Kroeze,  Rev.  Barend  H 209,  213 

Krupp  Church  (June  9,  '08) 164,   166 

Lackey,  Rev.  A.  IL,  d'02a72,  106,  157,  176,  178 

L.ackey,  Rev.  James  M.,  '02 

Laclede,  Id.,  Church 

Ladd,  Mrs.,  W.  S 53,  202,  225 

Lamb,  Rev.  J.  R 218,  222 

Lamont,  Rev.  Hugh 32.  83 

Lamont,  Rev.  T.  J 26,  158,  160,  176 


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Landi  .  l:<  •■    Evan  M.,  '07 

Lanman,  Rev.  Joseph 171 

I  ,;i|,u  :n    |  In. lam  i    I  'lull  I'll  .     IS.    155,    159, 

170,  176,  195,  196 

Larene  Church  I  V.pril  11,  '93). 

Laurie,  Rev.  James  A    .         .'.<    95-7,  114, 

148,  162,  171 

Laurie,  Rev.  James  A.,  Jr 85,  87.  9  I 

Lawyer,  Rev.  Archie  B.,  d'93a50     L56,  159, 

160,  176,  I'.i'j.  201 

Lee,  Rev.  W.  B.,  d'01a73.  .  .  .  26,  107,  157,  176 

Lee,  Rev.  Wallace  II 47.48.  1M 

Lee,  Rev.  George  II.,  '09 

Leeds,  Rev.  Harry.  '05    

Leonard,  Miss  Eliza  E 225 

Lerrigo,  Dr.  1J.  II 285 

Lewis,  Rev.  T.  Henry 153 

Lewiston,  Firs!  Church 77,  L59,  L76 

Liberty  Church  -Mar.  I,  '03)    

I... Id.  II,  Rev.  Roben      120,  148 

Lincoln  ( 'reek  (  'hurch 157,  177 

Lin, I,  Forbes,  of  High  Valley  Church 

(Jan.  21,  '06) 

Linden  <  'hurch 176 

Lindsley,  Rev.  A.  L.,  d'91a74.  .    .57-8,  69, 

78,  170,  198,  229-30,  249,  256  7,  l'7s 

Lindsley,  Rev.  Peter 159,  160,  176,  201 

Linn,  Senator 240 

Litherland,   Rev.   Alexander 143 

Little,  Rev.  C.  H 62 

Little,  Rev.  J.  B 83 

Long  Beach  Church  (May  26,  '08) 166 

Longbottom,  Rev.  James  A,    05 

Lookout  Church 191 

Lopez  Church 176 

Lostine  Church 157 

Loughlen,  Rev.  Milo  B 66,  117 

Lyon,  Rev.  Ci.  W 25.8,  269,  278 

Mabton  Church    (March  29,  '05) 

MacGuire,  Rev.  Thomas,  d'04a71 .  .63,  66, 

118-22,  157,  176,  178,   193 

Mack,  Rev.  John,  '93 

Mackev,  Rev.  W.  A 60,  94.  112,  148. 

153,  157,  17  4.    178 

Mackenzie,  Rev.  D.  A 32 

MacHenrv,  Rev.  Wm.  \\\,  '01 

Major,  Rev.  W.  A 102-3-4,  148,  153   178 

Makemie,  Rev.  Francis 7 

Manette  Church  (May  11,  '09) 

Manifold,  Rev.  W.  J 166 

Mann.  Rev.  M.  G 157,  176,   182 

Maple  Kails  Church 162 

Marcellus,  Rev.  A 100 

Marhoff,  Rev.  Jesse,  '08 

Marsden,  Rev.  Edward 252,  271.  274 

Marsh,  Rev.  H.  Richmond 252,  268, 

281.  2s0,   287 

Marshall,  Rev.  M.  M.,  '96 

Martin,  Rev.  Mr 196 

Martin,  Rev.  S.  N.  D.,  '02,  d'03a78 

Massacre  of  Whitman  and  Companions.  .  .    235 

Mather,  Rev.  (>.  T.,  '05 62 

Matheson,  Rev.  Duncan,  '08 62 

Matthews,  Rev.  M.  A...  .46-6,  153.  17s.  245  -6 

May,  Rev.  T.  S 83 

McArthur,  Rev.  J.  A 93,  148.  158-9, 

164,  176,    178 

McAfee,  Caleb  (Lie),  '92 

McBeth,  Kate  C 21,  196,   22s 

MeBeth,  Sue  L 21,  196,  197 

McCartney,  Rev.  .1.  Robertson,  '06 94 

M.<  arty,  Rev.  C.  C 35,  57,  100,    174 

McClelland,  Rev.  M.  D 262 

McClement,  Rev.  Thomas  B.,  '02 

McCleod,  Rev.  Norman.  '95,  d'04a8I 

McCoy,  Rev.  J.  A.  C 157,   176 

McCrearv,  Rev.  Fred  M,  '07 153 

McCrosky,  Rev.  Solon 218,  223 

McCullough,   Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  V 269-271 


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McDonald,  Rev.  Clinton  D.,  '09 

McDonald,  Rev.  David  R 153 

McDonald,  E.  H 153 

McDonald,  Rev.  James  P..  '03 

McElmon,  Rev.  B.  K 92-4,  111,  163,   174 

McFadden,  Rev.  S.  Willis 90,     91 

McFarland,  Mrs.  A.  R.  .  247,  252,  255,  261,  269 

McFarland,  Rev.  D.  F 18,  21,  32,   195 

McFarland,  George 153 

McFarland,  Rev.  J.  W.,  d'93a45 252, 

257,  26S,  279 

McFarland  Home 253,  255-8 

McFarland,  Rev.  W.  D 60 

McFie,  Rev.  D.  W 42-3,     51 

Mclver,  Rev.  Andrew  C 139,   166 

McKay,  Rev.  Allan 258 

McKay,  Rev.  Donald  E.,  '09 

McKay,  Philip 251,  252 

McKay,  Dr.  William 230 

McKennon,  Rev.  G 174 

McKenzie,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A 72 

McKenzie,  Rev.  A 85,  166,   176 

McKinlav,  Rev.  G.  A 57,  209,  210 

McKinlev  Church  (June  26,  '02) 

McLain,  Rev.  A.  M 118,   126 

McLean,  Rev.  A.  F 9S,  162,  266-7 

McLean,  Rev.  E.  G 220 

McLeod,  Rev.  John  M 174 

McLeod,  Rev.  Murdock 62,     63 

McLeod,  Rev.  W.  Edward 119,   121 

McLoughlin,  Dr.  John 12,  232,  234 

McMillan.  Rev.  H.  H 79,  158,   176 

McMillan,  Rev.  John 36-7.  121,   148 

McMillan,  Rev.  John  (b) 117 

McMillin,  Rev.  Clyde  R.,  '07 

McNair,  Rev.  Wilmer  W 174 

McRae,  John 118,  120,   170 

McRae,  Rev.  Wm.  W.,  '01 

Mcacham,  Elder 282 

Meadow  Creek  (Indian)  (Apr.,  '88)159,  176,  199 

Meany,  Edmund  S 238 

Meeker,  Ezra 246 

Metcalf,  Rev.  William 217 

Meyers,  Rev.  S.  S.,  '92,  d'93a38 

Mica  Calvary  Church  (Dec.  31,  '06) 

Michaels,  Rev.  Louis  C 136 

Miles  Church 176 

Miller,  Rev.  B.  F 113,  148,  153,  163,  25S 

Milligan,  Rev.  J.  V 98,  178,  225 

Mineral  Church  (Nov.  22,  '07) 158 

Minnehaha  Church  (Apr.  30,  '07) ...  .  158,   166 

Minnie  Falls  Church 15S,   176 

Mitchell,  Rev.  W.  J 153 

Mitchelmore,  Rev.  H.  T 66,   115 

Mixsell,  Rev.  F.  H 182,  188 

Moderators 173,   178 

Mold  Church  (Nov.  24,  '07) 164,  166 

Monfort,  Rev.  Joseph  R 32,  63,   166 

Monteith,  Rev.  Moses 160,   176 

Monteith,  Rev.  W.  J 18.  21,  77-8,   195 

Montesano  Church 157,   176 

Montgomery,  Rev.  Donnell  R J  39,  270 

Moore,  Frederick  L 277 

Moore,  Rev.  J.  I.,  d'OSa — 218 

Morlev,  Rev.  W.  S 21S 

Morse,  Rev.  Morris  W.,  '06 166 

Moschell,  Rev.  L.  S 32 

Moscow,  First  Church 79,  159,   176 

Moses  (Ind.) 257 

Moses  Lake  Church.  (Mar.  4,  '09) 164-6 

Mote,  Rev.  H.  W.   '09 93 

Mount  Idaho  Church 159,   176 

Moxev  Church 162 

Mt.  Pisgah  Church 176 

Mukilten  Church 163,   183 

Mullen,  Rev.  II.  A 120 

Munclav,  Rev.  F.  J 89 

Murray,  Rev.  Hazen  T 3,  5,  128,   153 

Murray,  Rev.  James 93,  218 


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Napavine  Church 157 

Naches  Church  (July  16,  '93) 139,  162 

Neah  Bay  Mission 201 

Nesqually  (Indian)  Church 157,  176 

Newton,  Rev.  Frank  H 166 

Newton,  Rev.  Fred  J.,  '02 

New  York,  Svnod  of 169 

Nez  Perce  Mission  (ff)   195 

Noms  Church 281,  282,  283 

Nooksack  Church 92,  162,  176 

North  Bend  Church 158 

North  Fork  (Indian)  (Apr.  17, '85)  159,  176,  199 

Northport  Church  (July  5,  '06) 142 

North  Yakima  Church 98,  161-2,  176 

Norton,  Rev.  Warren 156,  196 

Oaksdale  Church  (Dec.  23,  '89) 218 

Ocean  Park  Church 158 

Odessa  Church  (June  5,  '02) 

Offner,  W.  S 219,  222 

Okanogan  Church 163,  164 

Olvmpia,  First  Church 2.5,  27,  29,  33, 

154,  157,  172,  177,  244 

Olvmpia,  Presbvtery  of .  157,  158,  166,  174,  176 

Omak  Church 163,  164 

Omelvena,  Rev.  James,  '98 

Oregon  Presbvtery,  18,  169-70,  195-6,  278,  279 

Oregon,  Synod  of .  . 161,  170,  175,  217 

Oregon  Territory,  First  Church 11 

Oroville  Church 164 

Osborne,  E.  S 3,  5.  121-2,  215 

Osmond,  Rev.  Jonathan,  d'03a82 

36-7,  157,  176 

Othello  Church  (Oct.  25,  '08) 187 

Otis,  Judge  J 242 

169,  278 


Pacific,  Synod  of  the 

Page,  McKinley  Church 

Palouse  Church  ('93) 

Pambrun,  P.  C 232, 

Pamment,  Rev.  J.  M.,  '02 

Parker  Church  'Aug.  15,  '01) 

Parker,  Rev.  D.J 

Parker,  Rev.  F.  W 

Parker,  Rev.  R.  H 

Parker,  Rev.  Samuel 12,  17, 

Parker,  Rev.  Thomas,  '09 

Parker,  Rev.  Wm.,  '98 

Parks,  Rev.  Daniel  W.,  '07 

Parsons,  Rev.  Benjamin  F., 104-5,  110,  114, 

Parsons,  Rev.  Robert 160, 

Pastors  at  Large  (ff) 

Patch,  Rev.  Rufus,  d'91a73 58,  174, 

Patterson,  Rev.  J.  M 

Paul,  Louis  and  Mrs.  Matilda .  .  .  262,  267, 

Penrose,  Rev.  S.  B.  L 237,  238, 

Perkins,  Rev.  Silas,  '96 

Pettibone,  Rev.  R.  G.,  d'99a76 

Philadelphia  Presbytery 

Philadelphia  Svnod 

Phipps,  Rev.  C.  A 182, 

Pirrit,  Mr 

Pitt,  Ellis  and  Cayouse 

Piatt,  Wm.  B.,  student 

Pleasant  Vallev  Church 

Point    BarrowChurch 286,  287, 

Polk,  Rev.  J.  L 

Pond,  Rev.  Enoch,  d'07a70. .  159,  160,  176, 

Port  Angeles  Church 

Port  Blakely  Church  (Mar.  24,  '05) 

Port  Hadlock  Church 

Portland 170, 

Port  Townsend  Bay  Church 

Port  Townsend  Church 51,  52,  54, 

150,  172. 

Post,  Adolph 160, 

Post  Falls  Church  (Aug.  10,  '90) 15S, 

Pratt,  Gen.  and  Mrs.  It.  H 

Prescott  Church 143,  159-60, 

Presslv,  Rev.  Harvev  M.,  '09 


234 
93 
162 
157 
83 
115 
231 


174 
176 
182 
210 
62 
273 
243 

85 
7 
8 
189 
148 
231 
153 
218 
288 

98 
201 
176 

176 
172 
176 

176 
170 
176 
274 

176 


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5s,  106.  106 

277 

221 


Prichard,  Rev.  E.  R 

Pringle,  Elev.  Alexander 

Powell,  Rev.  R.  I' 

Pugel  Sound  Presbytery.  .  .    148 -9,  153  4 
L74,  170,  172,  174,217,244,245,246 

Puyallup  Church 

Puyallup  (Indian)  Church  ('80)    157,  170 

172,  176 

Puyallup,  now  Sumner  ( 'hurch 


278 
157 


203 

I7l' 


i  n  ii  <  i.m  <  'in  bch  (Sept.  5,  '91) 126 

Quincy  Church  (Sept.  24,  '05) 163 

l;  v  u<.  Ihmnc  T 5,  164,  166 

Rampart  Mission 281,  283 

Ramsay,  Dr 148 

Rankin,  Miss  Kate  A 257 

Rathdrum  Church  (Jan.  25,  '85).  142,  15s.  L76 

Haven,  Rev.  Alfred  N.,  't)l 

Ravens,  Rev.  I).  I'.,  'IIS 218 

Ravensdale  Church  (Sept.  17,  '05) ls:{ 

Raymond,  Rev.  E.  N 112 

Ilea,  Rev.  .John 51 

Reardan  Church  (July  13,  '02) 

Reasoner,  Rev.  R.  F 174 

R.el,  Rev.  John  M 218,  220 

Reed,  Rev.  — 226 

Rees,  I.  D 153 

Reid,  Rev.  James  ('lenient 5,  75.  76,  218 

Reid,  Rev.  John 51 

Reid,  Rev.  John,  Jr.,  '09 

Reindeer  in  Alaska 250,  287 

Renick,  Edward  A.,  '09 

Renton,  First  Church  (Dee.  13,  '85).  .145,  176 

Reubens,  Id.,  Church  (Apr.  29,  '06) 

Reynard,  Rev.  John  H.,  Pastor  ar  Large, 

Olym.  Prest.,  '95,  d'98a60 

Rice,  Rev.  George  S 145 

Riee,  Rev.  Harrv  Vernon 148,  174 

Richards,  Rev.  S.  W.,  '08 93 

Riddle,  Rev.  M.  S 85 

Riding,  Rev.  William,  '94 

Ridgefield  Church  (July  9,  '82) .  .  .  157,  166,  176 

Roach,  Rev.  George  H.,  '01 

Roberts,  Rev.  I.  Newton,  '01 

Robertson,  Rev.  Murdock 112 

Robinson,  Rev.  Francis  H 253 

Rockford  Church  (Mar.  27,  '84) 158,  176 

Rodgers,  Rev.  John  A 66,  76 

Rodgers,  Rev.  Joseph  H.,  '00 

Roe,  Rev.  William  E.,  '09 

Rosalia  Church 159,  176 

Rosedale  Church 177 

Roslyn 97,  162 

Ross,  Rev.  Archibald  J.,  '01 

Ross,  Rev.  Donald,  d'07a75 93,  108, 

110,  112,  115,  121-2,  148.  160 

Roth,  Rev.  Charles  E 126 

Russell,  Rev.  W.  T.,  'OS 

Sabbath  School  Missionaries  (ff)  182 

Sample,  Rev.  W.  A 37,  SO,  81-2,  162 

Sanderson,  Rev.  — 26 

Sand  Point  Church  (May  31,  '03) 147 

Sanford,  Rev.  Arthur  N 146 

San  Francisco 11.  169 

mii  Juan  Island 172,  176 

Sauk  Church 190 

Saunders,  Rev.  E.  D 217 

Savage,  Rev.  J.  A 226 

Saxman  Church 273.  274 

Saxman,  Rev.  S.  A 252.  273 

Scale,  Rev.  Charles  R 142 

Schneider,  Rev.  J.  E 83 

Scott,   Rev.  Alexander 210 

Scrogirs,   Rev.   Luther  M 2S2 

Scudder,  Rev.  \.  YV 238 

Seattle 42,43,  151,  170 

Seattle,  Ballard  First  Church 145.  176 

s, ■attic.  Bethany  Church 100,  101-4 


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Seattle,  Bethel  Mission 121 

Seattle,  Brighton  '  Ihurcfa  (S  pt,  17,  'oi  i 

Seattle,  <  lalvarj  ( !hurch 106  109,  176 

Seal  lie,  (  'her rv  St  reel   (  'hurch 

Seattle,  Duwamisb  Mission  Is:; 

Seattle.  Firs!  'hurch 40.44,172.176.  185 

Seattle,    Franklin    Avenue    Church,    nun 

North  Broadway  (Julj   13,  '04 

Seattle,  Green  Lake  Church  (May  18, '04)  184 

Seattle,  Greenwood  Mission..,,  is:; 
Seattle,  [nterbay  <  'lunch  (June  1,  '02). 

Seattle,    Lake  Lnion  Church  (Oct.  6, '89)  L76 

Seattle,  Lane  Street  Church 124 

Seattle,   Pleasant   Valley  Church                Is:',,  184 

Seattle,  Presbytery  of,  see  also  Pugel  Sound  2  16 

Seattle,  Rainier  Beach  Mission    .  183 

Seattle,  Second  Church 102,  176 

Seattle',  South  Park  Church 184 

Seattle,  University  Church 131.135.  184 

Seattle,  Welsh  Church 110,111,  176 

Seattle,  Westminster  Church,  121,  124,  176,  185 

Seattle,  Woodland  Park   Mission 1  _' 1    6 

Seattle,  York  Church  (Aug.  28,  '06) 

Secrest,  Rev.  E.  S.,  '07 19,  153 

Sedro-Woollev  Church    .111.112.  113,  162,  176 

Selstice  Church  (July  6,  '02) 218 

Semiahmo 150 

Semi-Centennials  (ff  >  228 

Sewell,   Rev.   Benjamin  F.,  '07 

Sharpe,  Rev.  K.  M 75,  159,  160,  231 

Sharp,  Rev.  W.  J 62 

Shaw,  Rev.  Robert  P 03 

Shawhan,  Rev.  Henrv  H.,  '98 

Shaw,  Rev.  Wilfred  W 134.  136 

Shepard,  Mrs.  Elliott  F 28.5-6 

Shell,  Rev.  James  P.,  '91 

Shepherd,  Charles 148,  177,  182 

Sherman  Church  (Apr.  29,  '08) 176 

Sherman,  Rev.  J.  E 78 

Shields,  Rev.  Calvin  R 129,  155-7 

Shields,  Rev.  James  H 132-3 

Shiloh  Church 157 

Sibbet,  Rev.  Lowry  W.,  d'97a33 78 

Simpson,  Rev. — 26 

Sinclair,  Rev.  B.  D 108,  148 

Sitka 258  259,  261.  279,  280 

Sitka    Presbyterian    Home    and    Training 

School 258,  260,  261.  262,  263,  265 

Skagway  Church 277 

Skinner,  Rev.  John  M 141 

Slaughter,  now  Auburn 34,  35 

Sloan,  Rev.  G.  W.  .  33-4,  55-7,  149-152-4,  176 

Smith,  Rev.  A.  M.,  '09 

Smith,  Rev.  Atherton  N 129,  130,  140 

Smith,  Rev.  Benjamin  F.,  '01 

Smith.  Rev.  F.  II 

Smith,  Rev.  G.  William  H 116,  117.  166 

Smith,  Rev.  J.  C 53,  153 

Smith,  Rev.  James  Forsyth,  '09 128 

Smith,  Rev.  L.  R 115,  176 

Smith,  Rev.  Robert  Asa.  '07 

Smith,  Rev.  William,  '99    

Snohomish  County 163 

Snohomish,  First  Church 138,  163,  176 

Snow  Hill,  Md 7 

Sonnema,  Rev.  Charles  J 

Southall,  Rev.  Thompson  B.,  '08 

South  Bellingham,  Fairhaven  Church.  ...  94 

South  Bend  Church 115.116,  177 

Southmayd,  Miss  E.  A 126 

South  Oregon,  Synod  of 172 

South  Union  Church 157,  177 

Spangle  (  'hurch 158,  176 

Spalding,    Miss    Eliza    Hart  ...  17.  is.  21,  234 

Spalding,  Rev.  Henry  II 11-15-19-21. 

105   200,  22S  33 

Spangler.  Rev.  Joseph  M 91,  93 

Spicer,  Rev.  Elton  F 142 

Spokane.  Bethel  Church,  org.  '97 

Spokane  Centenary  Church  I  Feb.  3,  '88)   158-9 


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Spokane,  Emmanuel  Church 137 

Spokane  Falls  (Indian)  Church 

155,  170,  172,   176 

Spokane,  Fifth  Church 132,  133 

Spokane,  First  Church 88,  90,   176 

Spokane,  Fourth  Church 126 

Spokane,   Lidgerwood  Church 

(June  7,  '07) 130,  140 

Spokane,  Manito  Park  Church  (Ap.  26,  '08) 

Spokane,  Presbytery  of 158,  159,  163 

Spokane  River  (Indian)  Church 

(June  12,  '80) 185 

Spokane,  Westminster  Church 158 

Spriggs,  Rev.  S.  R 252,  2S1,  286 

Spring  Lake  Vallev  Church 176 

Sproat,  Rev.  William,  '08 218 

St.  Andrews  Church  (Sept.  28,  '94) .  .  .163,  166 

Stan  wood  Church 163,  184 

Statom,  Rev.  Edward  J.,  '09 

Stayt,  Rev.  J.  A 93,  174 

Steele,  Frank  A 121 

Steele,  Thomas 170 

Steilacoom  Church 33,  152,  154,  176 

Stevenson,  Rev.  F.  B 92 

Stevenson,  Prof.  M.  L 288 

Stevenson,  Rev.  Walter  A 115,  146, 

153,  163,  165 

Stewart,  A.  Williamson 25,  55,  56,  154 

Stewart,  Rev.  Calvin  W 121,  148,  210,  211 

Stewart,  Rev.  J.  Eadie,  '95 

Stites  Church  (Apr.  13,  '06) 164 

Stitea  Indian  Church  (Dec.  30,  '02) 

St.  Lawrence  Island 284,  285 

Strange,  Rev.  F.  G 5,  43.  40,  113 

Stratton,  Rev.  Howard  W.,  d'95a61 

43,  71,  72,  88,  156,  15S,  160,  176,  179 

Street,  Rev.  Alfred  E.,  '92 

Stumbaugh,  Miss  Laura  Bell 226 

Stvles,  Walter  B 260,  267 

Sullivan,  T.  J 291 

Sumner  Church,  formerlv  Puvallup 

55,  67,  172-176 

Sunnyside  Church  (Aug.  '01) 162 

Sumner  Academv 208 

Sunset  Church  ('95) 218 

Sutton,  Rev.  E.  B 108 

Sweeney,  Rev.  A.  W 220 

Synodical  Missionaries  (ff)   179 

Tacoma,  Bethany  Church  (Oct.  16,  '04)  158 

Tacoma,  Calvary  Church 65,  157,  176,  193 

Tacoma,  First  Church. 58,  60,  61,  157-176,  216 

Tacoma,  Emmanuel  Church 

63,  64,  157,  176,  193 
Tacoma,  Sprague  Memorial  Church 

(Jan.  17,  '92) 

Tacoma,  Westminster  Church 66 

Tanana  River 284 

Tate,  Rev.  John  W.,  d'93a52 176 

Teanawav  Church 97 

Teeter,  Rev.  F.  B 85 

Teller  Mission 282,  283 

Templeton,  Rev.  Harry  S 83,  84,  166 

Templeton,  Rev.  J.  C 126,  162 

Tenino  Church  (Feb.  10,  '91) 158 

Thaw,  William 151,  285 

Thomas,  Rev.  David  M,  d'04a— 157,  176 

Thomas,  Rev.  Felix  S.,  '03 153,  163 

Thompson,  Rev.  A.  N 62 

Thompson,  Rev.  Elmer  E 153 

Thompson,  Rev.  Henry  W.,  '09 166 

Thompson,  Rev.  J.  L 26,  31,  32 

Thompson,  Rev.  John  R.,  d'99a61 26 

57,  59,  69,  83,  85,  96,  98,  106,  111. 

157,  174,  176,  195 

Thompson,  R.  H 121,  122,  170 

Thomyson,  Rev.  T.  Ewing,  '05 

Thompson,  Rev.  Wm.  J 142 

Thomson,  Rev.  Herbert 120,  163 

Thomson.  Rev.  James,  Jr 164,  165 


Page 

Thomson,  Rev.  James  M 94,  99,  100, 

127,  161-163,  1S2,  190-192,  27S 

Thorn  Creek  Church  ('86) 218 

Thwing,  Rev.  Clarence 153,  258,  270 

Ticknor,  Rev.Charles  H.,  '90 

Titusville 34 

Toledo  Church  (Apr.  '83) 157,  166,  177 

Toms,  Rev.  Richard  N 112,  115,  176 

Tonge,  Frederick,  '03 

Totten,  Rev.  B.  F 223 

Totten,  Rev.  Leo  L 137,  216,  218,  223 

Trinity  Church 176 

Trout  Lake  Church  (Feb.  6,  '05) 166 

Turner,  L.  T 121,  122,  148 

Tyler,  President 241,  242 

Union,  Oregon,  Church 156 

Utah,  Synod  of 156 

Vancouver,  First  Church 

83,84,157,  166,   176 

Vancouver,  Fort 12 

Van  De  Venter .  .  : 148 

Van  Nuvs,  Rev.  W.  L.,  '96 

Van  Patten,  Rev.  J.  C 216,  218,  220 

Van  Zante,  Rev.  Arthur  B 138, 153,  163 

Vashon,  First  Church  (Nov.  22,  '04) 

Vaughn,  Rev.  Arthur  P.,  'OS 

Vaughn  Church 158 

Vernon,  Rev.  J.  F 143,  218 

Vicker,  Rev.  Hadley  A.,  '05 

Vollmer  Church 134 

Waaler,  Rev.  H^ns,  '97 

Wabash  Church  (Nov.  19,  '07) 158 

Waggoner,  Rev.  and  Mis.  David 272-273 

Waitsburg  Church 76,  155-159,   176 

Wai-ye-lat-poo 9,  11.  229-234 

Walker,  Rev.  Elkanah 230,  239,  240 

Walker,  Rev.  E.  A '. 177,   178 

Walker,  Rev.  W.  R 166 

Walker,  Prairie  Church 176 

Wallace,  Rev.  Duncan 221 

Walla  Walla,  Cumberland  Church.  .  .  21S,  219 

Walla  Walla,  First  Church 

69,  72,  155-162,  176,  216-218,  229 

Walla  Walla,  Fort 12 

Walla  Walla,  Presbytery  of 

158-160,  1S6,  216-217 

Waller,  Rev.  T.  M.,  'OS 

Wapato  Church  (Apr.  10,  '06) 

Wardle,  Rev.  William  T.,  '01 

Ware,  Rev.  S.  M 6,  129,  178,  216 

Warne,  Rev.  W.  W 267 

Warren,  Rev.  J.  M.  C 148,   174 

Washington,  Synod  of 

611,  163,  174.  175,  17S,  216,  246 

Waterville  Church  (Nov.  9,  '90) 163,   168 

Watson,  Rev.  John  G 55 

Watson,  Rev.  Thomas  G.,  d'00a63 

88-90,  158-160,   176 

Webster,  Daniel 240,  241 

Weeks,  Rev.  Thomas  J 174 

Wells,  Rev.  L.  D.,  '95,  d'07a67 

Welpinit  Church,  Indian 15S,  176,   200 

Wenas  Church  (July  25,  '02) 

Wenatchee  Church 146,  162-165 

Wenatchee,  Presbvterv  of 163,   164 

Weston 69,71,  155-156 

Whatcom  (see  Bellinhgam) 150 

Wheelan,  Rev.  William 176 

W'heeler,  Rev.  William 159,  160,  200,  201 

Wheelis,  Rev.  Isam,  d'00a05.  .93,  159,  160,   176 

Whidbv  Island 33,  150,   154 

Whipkey,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  A.  J 268,282-313 

Whitaker,  Rev.  J.  Addison,  '99,  d'09a— .  .      63 

White,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  F.  F 267 

White,  Rev.  Hiram  F 85,  105,  157,   176 

White,  Rev.  Joseph  P 275 

White  Bluffs  Church  (Feb.  3,  '08) 


X. 


I  N  D  K  X 


Page 

White  River  (see  Auburn; L52 

Whitman  <  lollege 237,  243 

Whitman,  Marcus 

2,  9, 13,  17,  21,  78,  239  236  241-24  4 
Whitman,  Mrs.  NarcisBa  Prentiss       

12, 17,  18,21,230,233,234,  237 

Whitman,  Rev.  Silas,  d'05a65 

158,  175,  200-201 

Whitworth  Co  lege 208-212 

Whitworth,  F.  H.  .5,  43,  100, 148,  215,  245,  240 

Whitworth,  Rev.  George  F.,  d'07a91 

25,  31-42,  57,  100,  107,  110,  122,  148, 

172,  174,  177,  178,  208,  210,  220-231 

Wilbur  Church  (Apr.  10,  '05) 

Wilkeson  Church 157,  158,   170 

Willard,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  E.  S 

252,261,266,  207,275,     27 

"Willard  Mission  (Klukwan) 207 

Williams,  Rev.  Albert 109 

Williams,  Rev.  Luther  N.,  '08 

Williamson,  Rev.  Charles  D.,  '09 

Willert,  Rev.  J.  C 157,  176-178 

Williams,  Rev.  Dixon  C '. 221 

Williams,  L.  N.  (lie.) 218 

Williams,  Rev.  Mark 199 

Williams,  Rev.  Robert,  d'96a50 

156,  159,  160,  176,  196,  199,  201 
Williams,  Rev.  William  B. ..  .  32,  157,  176,   182 

Willis,  S.  P 34,     35 

Willow  Hill  Church  (Nov.  18,  '02) 

Wills,  Chaplain  David 220 


Pa-,. 

Willson,  Rev.  Eugene 166 

Wilson,  Rev.  James  M 94 

Wilson,   Rev.  .James  Marquifl 

39,  124,125,  126,  183,241,  246 

U  ilson,  Rev.  J.  R 238 

Wilson  Creek  Church  (Apr.  20,  '02) 163 

Wilson,  Rev.  Oscar  S.,  '01 

Winans,  W.  P 218,  219,  222 

Winona,  Id.,  Mt.  Zion  Church  (Dec.  6,  '09J 

Winder,  Rev.  Harry 75 

\\ Lbridge,  Rev.  S.  W 109 

Women's  Presbyterian  Societies 226 

Woman's  Work  for  Missions 225 

Woodland  Church  (Mar.  18,  '88). 157,  166,  176 

Woods,  Rev.  Prof.  Samuel,  d'94a57 160 

Work,  Rev.  J.  Lamman 98 

Wright,  Rev.  Edmund,  '95,  d'01a94 

Wrangell 257,  279 

Wright,  Julia  McNair 255 

Wright,  Rev.  Maurice  E.,  '03 

Wynoochee  Church 157,  167 

Yates,  Mrs 98 

Young,  Rev.  F.  F 03,  100,    176 

Young,  Rev.  J.  C 153 

Young,  S.  Hall 

5,  196,  247.  252,  250  200.  273,  275,  280-283 
Yukon,  Presbytery  of 247,  280-286 

Zion 176 


FOREWORD 


At  the  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  Washington,  in  session  at 
Ellensburg,  October  14,  1908,  Rev.  T.  M.  Gnnn,  D.D.,  of  Auburn, 
and  Rev.  Robert  Boyd,  of  Sumner,  Washington,  were  chosen 
Snyodical  Historians,  with  Rev.  H.  T.  Murray,  of  Kent,  as  their 
assistant,  to  prepare  and  publish  a  history  of  the  Synod  of  Wash- 
ington. 

A  special  committee  of  one  minister  from  each  Presbytery  to- 
gether with  five  elders,  was  appointed  to  prepare  and  maintain  a 
Presbyterian  Exhibit  at  the  Alaska- Yukon-Pacific  Exposition, 
provided  the  gates  of  said  Exposition  would  be  closed  on  Sab- 
bath, otherwise  the  committee  should  act  in  co-operation  with  the 
Historical  Committee  by  raising  all  funds  necessary  to  finance 
the  publication  of  this  History. 

The  said  committee  was  composed  of  Rev.  D.  O.  Ghormley, 
D.D.,  Chairman;  Rev.  S.  M.  Ware,  D.D.,  Rev.  J.  C.  Reid,  Rev.  F. 
G.  Strange,  D.  D.,  Rev.  I.  T.  Raab,  Rev.  W.  A.  Hitchcock,  Rev.  H. 
T.  Murray,  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young,  D.D.,  and  Elders  G.  H.  Stone,  F. 
H.  Whitworth,  E.  S.  Osborne,  S.  L.  Lemmon  and  A.  R.  MacLean. 

At  a  joint  meeting  of  these  committees  held  in  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Seattle,  January  12,  1909,  the  resigna- 
tion of  Rev.  T.  M.  Gunn,  D.D.,  as  historian  was  accepted  on  ac- 
count of  the  overwork  wdiich  it  would  incur  in  connection  with 
his  pastoral  work.  Rev.  W.  Chalmers  Gunn  was  elected  assist- 
ant historian  to  Rev.  Robert  Boyd  and  Mr.  E.  S.  Osborne  was 
chosen  treasurer. 

Our  purpose  is  to  present  in  a  simplified  and  systematic  form 
the  rise  and  progress  of  Presbyterianism  within  the  bounds  of 
the  Synod  of  Washington.  However,  the  field  is  so  extensive  and 
fruitful  we  must  be  content  with  a  mere  sketch  of  the  work. 

The  pastors  and  churches  throughout  the  Synod  have  been 
earnestly,  and  in  some  cases,  repeatedly  solicited  for  information 
concerning  their  fields,  but  many  of  them  have  not  responded.  The 
labors  of  the  bus3r  pastorates  of  the  Historical  Committee  pre- 
cluded the  devotion  of  as  much  time  and  work  for  the  production 
of  this  history  as  was  desired ;  therefore  it  may  seem  somewhat 
incomplete. 


INTRODUCTION 


It  is  generally  believed  that  the  first  regularly  organized 
Presbyterian  Church  on  the  Atlantic  Coast  was  that  of  Snow 
Hill,  Maryland.  Rev.  Francis  Makemie,  the  famous  leader  of 
Presbyterianism,  was  its  organizer  in  1084  and  pastor  for  twenty- 
four  years.  .  During  the  long  history  of  two  and  a  quarter  cen- 
turies it  has  had  sixteen  pastors  and  the  present  one  is  Rev. 
Joseph  B.  North,  LL.  D.  The  present  handsome  sanctuary  was 
built  twenty-five  years  ago  as  a  memorial   to  its  founder  and 


Makemie  Memorial  Presbyterian   Church, 

Snow  Hill,   Md.     Organized  16S4. 


in  commemoration  of  the  two  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  orga- 
nization of  the  church. 

The  first  Presbytery, — that  of  Philadelphia — was  formed  in 
1706.  It  consisted  of  seven  members  with  the  name  of  Rev.  Fran- 
cis Makemie  as  first  on  the  roll. 


8  Introduction 

The  first  Synod  comprising  the  Presbyteries  of  Philadelphia, 

New  Castle,  Snow  Hill  and  Long  Island  and  called  the  Synod  ol 
Philadelphia,  was  organized  on  April  17,  171G,  with  eighteen  min- 
isters and  twenty  churches. 

The  General   Assembly   of  the  Presbyterian   Church    in    the 

U.  S.  A.  was  erected  in  1789  and  was  composed  of  the  Synods  of 
New  York  and  New  Jersey,  Philadelphia,  Virginia  and  the  Caro- 
iinas.  The  first  Congress  of  the  United  States,  under  the  New 
Constitution,  was  in  session  at  the  same  time  in  New  York.  The 
Assembly  adopted  and  forwarded  a  message,  appropriate  to  the 
occasion  and  worthy  of  its  source,  io  George  Washington,  Presi- 
dent, who  responded  with  a  grateful  and  gracious  acknowledge- 
ment. 


td    si 


THE  HISTORY  OF  THE  SYNOD  OF 
WASHINGTON 


CHAPTER  1. 
THE  PIONEER  CHURCH. 

The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  The  Oregon  Territory. 

To  the  Synod  of  Washington  belongs  the  unique  distinction 
of  having  had  established  within  its  bounds  the  first  Presbyterian 
church  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  The  first  organized  in  California 
was  that  of  Benicia,  on  April  15,  1849,  by  Rev.  Sylvester  Wood- 
bridge,  assisted  by  Rev.  Albert  Williams.  It  is  believed  by  many 
that  this  was  also  the  first  Protestant  church  organized  in  that 
State.  The  second  of  our  denomination  was  organized  by  Rev. 
Albert  Williams  on  May  20,  1849,  and  Avas  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  San  Francisco.  On  February  21st  of  the  following 
year — 1850 — Rev.  Sylvester  Woodbridge  was  installed  pastor  of 
this  latter  church  at  the  first  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  of  Cali- 
fornia (O.  S.)  and  he  continued  as  pastor  until  1869. 

Eleven  years  previous  to  the  planting  of  these  California 
churches,  The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  Oregon  Territory 
was  organized  at  Wai-ye-lat-poo  on  August  18,  1838,  by  Rev. 
Henry  H.  Spalding  and  Marcus  Whitman,  M.  I). 

Our  readers  are  familiar  with  the  story  of  the  four  Nez  Perce 
Indians  on  their  long  and  weary  pilgrimage  from  the  land  of  the 
setting  sun  to  that  of  the  rising  sun,  to  get  the  White  Man's  Book 
which  told  of  the  Happy  Hunting  Ground;  and  also  to  secure 
teachers  to  instruct  their  people  from  that  Book.  In  1832  they 
reached  St.  Louis,  at  that  time  a  small  town  on  the  borders  of 
civilization,  only  to  meet  with  failure  and  bitter  disappointment, 
for  no  one  seemed  interested  in  their  mission  and  no  one  heeded 
their  call.     Only  one — Hai-yohs-to-ho-nin — survived  to  return  to 


12  History  of  ih<   Synod  of  Washington 

his  people.  Bu1  God  knew  the  longing  of  their  hearts  and  the 
cry  of  their  lips.  In  his  own  good  time  their  visit  and  its  ohject 
was  learned  in  the  far  Fast  and  their  prayers  answered.  Three 
years  later  -1835 — the  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for 
Foreign  Missions  commissioned  Rev.  Samuel  Parker  of  Ithaca, 
New  York,  and  Marcus  Whitman,  M  l>..  of  Bushville,  New  York, 
for  Oregon,  to  explore  thai  country  and  report  as  to  the  feasi- 
bility of  establishing  missions  among  Ihe  Indians  in  the  extreme 
northwest. 

On  reaching  Green  River  in  the  Rocky  .Mountains  these  mis 
sionaries  met  a  large  company  of  Nez  IVrces  and  after  consulta- 
tion with  them  concerning  the  mission  of  the  four  Indians  and 
the  needs  of  their  fields,  it  was  decided  that  Rev.  Parker  should 
continue  Ihe  journey  and  Dr.  Whitman  should  return  to  the 
East,  report  to  the  Board,  and  endeavor  to  secure  more  mission- 
aries. 

He  was  successful  in  persuading  his  bethrothed,  Miss  Narcissa 
Prentiss,  to  go  with  him,  provided  some  other  lady  would  accom- 
pany them.  After  much  fruitless  work  with  many  persons  he  se- 
cured the  services  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Henry  H.  Spalding,  who  had 
been  commissioned  to  labor  among  the  Osage  Indians  of  New 
York. 

These  two  young  brides  were  the  first  white  women  to  cross 
the  Rocky  Mountains.  The  band  of  devoted  and  heroic  mission- 
aries reached  Fort  Walla  Walla,  September  3,  1836.  This  fort 
was  then  located  near  the  Columbia  River,  but  later  removed  to 
its  present  location.  After  resting  a  short  time  they  proceeded 
down  the  Columbia  by  bateaux  to  consult  with  Dr.  McLoughlin 
at  Fort  Vancouver — Dr.  Whitman,  Rev.  Spalding  and  Captain 
Gray  returned  to  the  Walla  Walla  Valley  and  located  a  mission 
station  among  the  Cayuse  Indians  at  Wai-ye-lat-poo  on  the  Walla 
Walla  River  about  seven  miles  from  the  present  city  of  Walla 
Walla.  They  then  explored  the  country  of  the  Clearwater  River 
and  located  a  second  station  in  the  Lapwai  Valley,  Idaho. 

The  stations  were  known  as  the  Columbia  Mission  and  on 
August  18,  1838,  at  a  meeting  held  at  the  home  of  Dr.  Whitman 
at  Wai-ye-lat-poo,  the  members  of  this  Mission  resolved  to  con- 
stitute themselves  into  a  church  and  to  name  it  The  First  Presby- 
terian Church  of  the  Oregon  Territory. 

The  charter  members  were  as  follows: 


DR.  MARCUS  WHITMAN. 

No  picture  of  Dr.  Whitman  is  in  existence.  The  above  portrait  is  made  from 
the  basis  of  a  photograph  of  Rev.  Marcus  Whitman  Montgomery,  who  resembled 
Dr.  Whitman  very  closely.  Changes  have  been  made  under  the  supervision  of  the 
family,  who  now  pronounce  this  a  very  correct  likeness. 


— From    "How   Marcus   Whitman   Saved   Oregon, 
The  Star  Publishing  Co.,   Chicago. 


O.   W.    Nixon,    by  permission    of 


REV.  H.  H.  SPALDING. 


-From    "How    Marcus   Whitman   Saved    Oregon,"    by   O.    W.    Nixon,    by   permission    of 
Star  Pub.  Co.,  Chicago. 


The  Pioneer  Church  17 

Marcus  Whitman,  M.  !>.,  a  ruling  elder  from  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Wheeler,  Steuben  County,  New  York;  Mrs.  Narcissa 
Prentiss  Whitman,  his  wife,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Angelica,  Steuben  County,  New  York;  Rev.  Henry  Harmon  Spald- 
ing, a  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Bath,  New  York;  Mrs.  Eliza 
Hart  Spalding,  his  wife,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Lane 
Seminary,  Walnut  Hills,  Ohio;  Joseph  Maki.  from  the  Church  of 
Christ,  in  Honolulu,  Oahu,  and  Maria  Keawea  Maki,  his  wife, 
from  the  Church  of  Christ,  in  Honolulu,  Oahu. 

Rev.  H.  H.  Spalding  was  elected  pastor  and  Dr.  Marcus  Whit- 
man ruling  elder. 

It  was  resolved  that  this  church  be  attached  to  the  Presbytery 
of  Bath,  New  York,  and  the  Presbyterian  Confession  of  Faith 
and  Covenant  were  adopted.  From  the  minutes  we  learn  that  on 
the  same  day  one  Charles  Conipo,  a  Roman  Catholic  who  had 
been  born  in  Canada,  reared  in  Indiana,  and  having  crossed  the 
plains  with  Rev.  Mr.  Parker  to  Fort  Walla  Walla,  desired  to 
unite  with  the  church.  He  was  examined  as  to  his  faith  in 
Christ  and  gave  satisfactory  evidence  of  being  a  Christian.  He 
assented  to  the  covenant  and  was  baptized.  On  the  following 
day  his  Nez  Perce  wife  was  also  admitted  to  membership  on  her 
profession  of  faith  in  Christ  and  she  received  the  ordinance  of 
baptism,  then  they  presented  their  little  boy  who  was  eighteen 
months  old  for  baptism.  These  were  the  first  fruits  of  the  great 
harvest  of  souls  among  the  Indians  of  different  tribes,  and  es- 
pecially among  the  Nez  Perces. 

This  was  the  only  organization  regularly  formed  among  sev 
eral  of  the  tribes  until  1873,  and  Missionary  Spalding  kept  the 
Minute  or  Record  Book.  This  book  is  preserved  and  is  an  exceed- 
ingly interesting  one — it  shows  that  nearly  one  thousand  mem- 
bers had  been  enrolled  before  his  death;  there  was  a  slow  but 
gradual  increase  from  1838  to  the  date  of  the  massacre  on  Novem- 
ber 29,  1847,  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Whitman  and  thirteen  associates. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spalding  were  escorted  by  friendly  Nez  Perces 
Indians  from  Lapwai  to  Fort  Walla  Walla  and  with  others  taken 
down  the  Columbia  River  to  the  Willamette  Valley  for  safety. 
The  nervous  shock,  exposure  and  anxiety  occasioned  by  the  mas- 
sacre, prostrated  Mrs.  Spalding  and  caused  the  illness  from 
which  she  died  a  few  years  later,  at  the  age  of  forty-three  years 
and  four  months. 


is  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

Mrs.  Whitman  and  Mrs.  Spalding  were  highly  esteemed,  thor- 
oughly consecrated  and  well  qualified  for  their  mission  of  civiliz- 
ing and  christianizing  ili<-  Indians.  Mrs.  Spalding  kepi  a  journal 
of  her  educational  life,  journey  from  the  far  Blast,  and  labor  in 
the  field;  it  is  one  of  unusual  interest.  We  would  be  pleased  to 
quote  at  length  from  it  did  space  permit.  Notwithstanding  the 
massacre  of  two  of  1he  missionaries  and  the  departure  of  others 
the  church  still  lived  and  Sabbath  services  were  sustained  among 
the  Nez  Perces  under  leadership  of  a  few  of  Rev.  Spalding's  most 
advanced  pupils. 

Mr.  Spalding  was  appointed  by  the  government  as  Superin- 
tendent of  Instruction  among  the  Indians  and  returned  to  Lap 
wai  in  the  fall  of  1802.  He  resumed  his  missionary  labors  in 
conjunction  with  his  school  work.  In  September.  L865,  the  gov- 
ernment withdrew  its  appointment  and  Mr.  Spalding  removed  to 
Linn  County,  Oregon.  The  church  was  again  without  a  mission- 
ary, but  many  of  its  members  kept  the  fires  burning  on  their 
altars  of  family  worship  and  religious  services  were  held  on  Sab- 
bath. Rev.  George  Walters,  a  Yakima  Indian,  and  a  number  of 
his  tribe — members  of  the  Methodist  Church — visited  the  Xez 
Perces  and  held  a  series  of  meetings  and  much  interest  was  mani- 
fested. 

In  1871  Mr.  Spalding  was  commissioned  by  the  Presbyterian 
Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  returned  to  his  old  field,  and  lived  to 
see  much  fruit  from  the  seed  sown  in  former  years. 

Rev.  Spalding  was  taken  ill  at  Kamiah  and  removed  to  Lap- 
wai  where  he  died  on  August  3,  1874,  at  the  age  of  seventy  years 
and  eight  months. 

After  the  massacre  and  destruction  of  the  missionary  station 
at  Wai-ye-lat-poo  Mr.  Spalding  considered  the  Kamiah  church 
as  the  uninterrupted  succession  or  continuation  of  the  original 
church. 

The  Presbytery  of  Oregon  convened  at  Lapwai  on  May  HI. 
1873,  decided  for  the  sake  of  convenience  to  divide  the  church  at 
Kamiah  and  form  from  it  a  church  at  Lapwai,  but  this  action 
was  not  carried  into  effect  until  January  1,  1876,  when  Rev.  W.  J. 
Monteith,  assisted  by  Rev.  1).  F.  McFarland,  organized  the  Lap- 
wai church  with  248  members  dismissed  from  the  Kamiah  church. 
Four  elders  and  three  deacons  were  elected,  ordained  and  in- 
stalled. 


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During-  the  same  year  Revs.  Monteith  and  McFsCrland  died 
and  were  buried  near  the  resting  place  of  Missionary  Spalding. 

In  the  history  of  Christian  Missions  few  lives  have  excelled 
those  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Marcus  Whitman  and  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Henry 
Spalding  in  practical  wisdom,  heroic  zeal,  patient  endurance,  per- 
sonal consecration,  unwavering  faith,  and  christian  love.  It  is 
sadly  true  their  church  received  the  baptism  of  blood,  but  it  also 
received  the  baptism  of  the  Spirit  and  the  blood  of  the  martyrs 
became  the  seed  of  the  church. 

The  missionary  mantles  of  Mrs.  Narcissa  Prentiss  Whitman, 
Mrs.  Eliza  Hart  Spalding  and  Rev.  Henry  H.  Spalding  fell  on 
the  shoulders  of  worthy  successors  in  the  persons  of  Miss  Sue  L. 
McBeth,  Kate  C.  McBeth  and  Rev.  George  L.  Deffenbaugh. 

We  refer  our  readers  to  the  sketch  on  a  later  page  by  the  last 
named  concerning  Rev.  H.  H.  Spalding  and  the  Nez  Perce  Mis- 
sions and  to  the  Semi-Centennial  sketches  concerning  Dr.  Whit- 
man. 


Rev.  George  F.  Whitworth,  D.D. 


CHAPTER  II. 

THE  PIONEER  CHURCHES  ON  PUGET  SOUND. 

First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Olympia. 

This  was  the  first  church  of  white  settlers  of  our  denomina- 
tion organized  north  of  the  Columbia  River  and  on  the  shores  of 
Puget  Sound. 

On  Sabbath  morning  November  12,  1854,  a  few  persons  met 
for  worship  in  the  cooper  shop  of  Mr.  R.  Wood  on  Columbia 
Street,  Olympia. 

Rev.  George  Whitworth  conducted  the  services  and  preached 
a  sermon  from  the  text,  Zech.  4:10,  "For  who  hath  despised  the 
day  of  small  things,"  with  the  latter  clause  of  Amos.  7:5,  "By 
whom  shall  Jacob  arise?  for  he  is  small."  In  the  afternoon  the 
congregation  again  assembled  and  the  church  was  formally  or- 
ganized with  seven  members,  namely:  Mr.  D.  C.  Beatty,  Miss 
Mary  J.  Thompson,  who  afterwards  became  Mrs.  D.  C.  Beatty, 
Mrs.  Sarah  Thompson,  Mrs.  Mary  Eliza  Whitworth,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Putinan  Hays,  and  Mr.  R.  L.  Doyle. 

Services  were  also  held  in  the  evening  when  Rev.  Whitworth 
preached  from  the  words.  "This  people  have  I  formed  for  myself; 
they  shall  show  forth  my  praise."    Isaiah  43:21. 

It  was  deemed  wise  not  to  elect  elders  at  this  time,  however ; 
not  long  afterwards  Hon.  B.  F.  Yantis,  Mr.  D.  C.  Beatty  and  Mr. 
R.  L.  Doyle  were  elected  deacons  and  they  served  as  such  and 
managed  the  financial  affairs  of  the  church  for  some  years.  In 
1857  Mr.  William  C.  Kincaid  was  elected  as  the  first  ruling  elder 
in  the  church  and  a  year  later  became  one  of  the  charter  members 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound.  Soon  after  this  Mr.  A.  Wil- 
liamson Stewart  was  received  into  the  church  by  certificate  and 
was  chosen  as  the  second  ruling  elder,  Mr.  George  F.  Boynton 
was  the  third,  Dr.  A.  G.  Henry  the  fourth  and  the  next  was  Mr. 
D.  C.  Beatty.  Hon,  B.  F.  Yantis  was  ruling  elder  from  1867  to 
the  time  of  his  death  in  1879. 


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The  first  installed  pastor  of  the  church  and  the  firsi  by  tin* 
Presbytery  was  Rev.  R.  J.  Evans  in  1861,  and  he  served  as  such 
until  his  death  in  1863.  He  had  organized  a  church  at  Chambers 
Prairie  in  1860. 

From  1863-1860  Revs.  Simpson  and  Sanderson  supplied  tin- 
pulpit.  In  1870  Rev.  John  R.  Thompson,  D.D.,  was  called  as  pas- 
tor, but  was  not  installed  until  1875;  he  continued  in  the  pas 
torate  until  1884. 

Rev.  W.  B.  Lee,  D.D.,  was  pastor  from  January  1,  1885-Janu 
ary  1,  1890,  and  Rev.  T.  J.  Lamont,  D.D.,  to  1806;  Rev.  J.  L. 


Rev.   B.  31.   Hayes,   D.I). 


Thompson  supplied  the  church  for  nearly  three  years.  On  Decem- 
ber 23,  1890,  Rev.  R.  M.  Hayes  was  called  to  the  pastorate  and 
continues  in  it. 


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Until  1862  the  congregation  worshipped  in  an  upper  room  of 
what  is  now  known  as  the  old  Olympian  Building,  corner  of  Sixth 
and  Franklin  Streets,  when  the  first  sanctuary  was  erected.  This 
has  given  place  to  a  handsome  edifice  erected  within  the  past 
year. 

Westminster  Presbyterian  Church  of  Chehalis. 

On  October  6,  1855,  the  Grand  Mound  Prairie  Presbyterian 
Church  was  organized  with  five  members,  viz. :  Mr.  Levi  Gates, 
of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Mercer,  Maine;  Mrs.  Susan 
Davis,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana, 
and  Mr.  Henry  Stearns,  of  the  Congregational  Church  of  South 
Hampton,  Mass.,  were  received  by  letter.  Mrs.  Phoebe  N.  Judson 
and  Miss  Emeline  Goodell,  upon  the  profession  of  their  faith. 

Rev.  G.  F.  Whitworth  was  S.  S.  and  Henry  N.  Stearns  was 
elected  ruling  elder,  and  Mr.  Levi  Gates  was  chosen  deacon. 

The  church  was  served  by  Rev.  Whitworth  for  five  months  and 
on  March  30,  1856,  it  requested  Rev.  J.  W.  Goodell  to  act  as  a 
supply,  which  he  did. 

The  first  record  we  find  of  the  Chehalis  Presbyterian  Church 
in  its  books  reads  as  follows: 

"According  to  previous  appointment  a  meeting  of  the  Che- 
halis Church  was  held  at  the  usual  place  and  religious  exercises 
were  conducted  by  Rev.  J.  W.  Goodell."  This  is  dated  November 
8,  1856. 

Having  no  house  of  worship  the  services  were  held  at  different 
homes. 

At  a  meeting  held  February  7,  1858,  at  Grand  Mound,  Joseph 
Axtell  was  elected  ruling  elder  and  William  D.  Goodell  and  Anna 
Maria  Goodell,  his  wife,  T,  Jefferson  Axtell,  and  Edwin  Axtell 
were  received  into  the  membership  of  the  church. 

The  record  closes  for  nearly  twenty  years  and  the  next  minute 
is  as  follows:  "Chehalis,  Lewis  County,  W.  T.,  August  31,  1877, 
the  session  of  the  Chehalis  Presbyterian  Church  met  this  day, 
after  an  interval  of  nearly  twenty  years  and  was  opened  with 
prayer  by  the  moderator,  Rev.  J.  R,  Thompson.  It  was  resolved 
to  apply  to  the  Home  Mission  Board  for  aid,  in  order  that  regu- 
lar pastoral  services  might  be  secured."  The  membership  at  this 
date  was  twenty-seven. 

The  Rev.  J.  R.  Thompson  served  this  church  until  1880,  and, 
in  1882,  the  Rev.  T.  Brouillette  took  charge  of  the  work.    Through 


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the  labors  of  his  wife  the  first  Sabbath  school  was  organized. 
She  gathered  the  children  of  the' community  into  her  home  until 
the  school  house  was  built,  which  was  used  for  Sabbath  school 
and  church  purposes. 

The  first  sanctuary  was  completed  and  dedicated  in  July, 
1882,  under  the  labors  of  Rev.  T.  Brouillette.  The  dedicatory 
sermon  was  preached  by  Kev.  J.  If.  Thompson.  This  building  cost 
|2,250. 

In  February  of  last  year  a  splendid  new  church  was  completed 
and  occupied.  A  fine  new  manse  lias  recently  been  built  both 
during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Joseph  Monfort. 

The  present  membership  of  the  church  is  one  hundred  and 
thirty-eight,  and  it  is  well  equipped  for  aggressive  work  in  the 
flourishing  little  city  of  Chehalis. 


Westminster  Church,  Chehalis,  February,  1908. 

The  following  ministers  have  served  this  church:     Rev.  G.  F 
Whitworth,  S.  S.,  L855-1856;  Rev.  J.  W.  Goodell,  S.  S..  1856;  Rev 
J.  R,  Thompson,  S.  S.,  1877;  Rev.  T.  Brouillette,  S.  S.,  1882-1886 
Rev.  W.  McFarland,  S.  S.,  188G;  Rev.  William  Clyde,  S.  S.,  1887 
Rev.  William  Williams,  S.  S.  Pastor,  1889;  Rev.  Hugh  Lamont, 
Pastor,  1892;  Rev.  J.  I.  Campbell,   S.   S.,  1894;  Rev.  Kenneth 
Brown,  S.  S.,  1896;  Rev.  L.  S.  Mochell.  S.  S.,  1899;  Rev.  Joseph 
Monfort,  Pastor,  1901;  Rev.  D.  A.  Mackinzie,  Pastor,  1905;  Rev. 
A.  H.  Chittenden,  Ph.  D.,  Pastor,  1908. 


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THE  CHURCHES  OP  GRAND   MOUND,  CHEHALIS,   BOIS 

FORT,  CHAMBERS,  PRAIRIE,  STETLACOOM 

AND  WHIDBY  ISLAND. 

In  the  minutes  of  the  original  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound, 
dated  March  6,  1803,  appears  a  copy  of  a  letter  sent  by  the  Pres- 
bytery "To  the  General  Assembly  of  the  O.  S.  Preb.  Ch.,  U.  S.  A.," 
and  a  part  ef  it  concerning  the  early  churches  as  follows: 

''God  has  planted  his  church  here  by  working  with  mission- 
aries whom  he  raised  up  and  inclined  to  come  to  labor  under 
weakness,  discouragement  and  difficulty,  for  that  purpose.  Of 
these  there  have  been  but  four  in  the  territory  since  its  organiza- 
tion. Rev.  Goodell  (deceased  1859)  and  Revs.  Whitworth,  Sloan 
and  Evans,  Brothers  Goodell  and  Whitworth  reached  here  in 
18534.  Brother  Goodell  did  not  commence  preaching  until  some 
time  in  1856. 

''Brother  Sloan  arrived  on  July  11,  185G,  and  Brother  Evans 
in  1860.  Through  the  joint  labors  of  Brothers  Goodell  and  Whit- 
worth an  organization  was  formed  at  Chehalis  and  Grand  Mound 
and  supplied  with  stated  ministrations  up  to  Brother  GoodelTs 
death.  Since  which  they  have  been  as  sheep  without  a  shepherd, 
except  as  occasionally  visited  by  the  brethren  from  other  sta- 
tions. This  little  church  is  still  living,  though  ready  to  die,  they 
have  no  church  building  at  either  of  the  above  places. 

"Again  through  the  labors  of  Brother  Whitworth  a  little 
church  was  collected  and  organized  at  Olympia,  which  enjoyed  his 
stated  ministrations  up  to  the  summer  of  1860,  at  which  time  he 
removed  to  WThidby  Island,  leaving  Olympia  destitute  except  as 
supplied  by  Brother  Evans,  who  had  just  reached  the  territory. 
A  church  building  and  small  organization  was  planted  on  Cham- 
bers Prairie  also  by  Brother  Whitworth.  The  congregation  is, 
however,  but  nominally  in  existence  and  the  church  but  little 
used  for  the  want  of  interest  and  encouragement.  By  Brother 
Sloan  a  little  church  was  planted  at  Steilacoom — 1858-9 — a  house 
of  worship  was  commenced  but  is  incomplete  and  probably  must 
long  remain  so.  Another  church  of  some  seven  members  was  or- 
ganized by  Brother  Whitworth  on  Whidby  Island.  No  house  of 
worship.  The  number  of  members  now  in  communion  in  the  sev- 
eral little  'doors  of  faith'  and  centers  of  influence  are  as  follows: 


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Grand  .Mound  and  Chehalis,  IT:  Chambers  Prairie,  4;  Olympia, 
24;  Steilacoom,  4,  and  Whidby  Island,  7.  On  Chambers  Prairie 
i  lie  nearesl  members  live  fifteen  miles  disiant  and  the  sparsely 
settled  community   is   made   np  of  Spiritualists,    Indifferent  i  si  > 


First  Presbyterian   Church  Edifice  in  Western  Washington. 

Chambers    Prairie,    1857. 

and  Campbellites  who  manifest  too  little  interest  to  assemble  to 
hear  the  Gospel  and  its  ordinances  are  rarely  administered." 

Bois  Fort  was  about  ten  miles  southwest  of  the  present  city 
of  Chehalis  and  was  a  branch  work  bv  Rev.  Goodell. 


White  River  Presbyterian  Church. 

This  church  is  the  oldest  in  the  Presbytery  as  now  constituted, 
the  older  churches  having  been  set  off  into  what  is  now  Olympia 
Presbytery.  Away  back  in  the  days  when  there  was  no  Auburn, 
or  Slaughter,  or  Kent,  excepting'  the  wee  settlement  called  Titus 
ville:  in  the  days  when  men  were  called  near  neighbors  provided 
they  were  anywhere  inside  the  White  River  Valley,  in  a  little  log 
house  known  as  the  Langston  School,  the  Rev.  \Y.  <}.  Sloan  gath- 
ered his  flock  together,  and  by  the  authority  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Puget  Sound  organized  the  White  River  Presbyterian  Church  in 
July,  1S(')7.  The  charter  members  were  S.  P.  Willis  and  Mrs. 
Caroline  Willis,  Dr.  L.  W.  Ballard  Mis.  .lane  Russell,  P.  McMil- 


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lin  and  Mrs.  Betsy  A.   McMillin.     Mr.  AYillis  and    Dr.  Ballard 

were  chosen  elders  and  Mr.  McMillin  deacon.  For  some  years  the 
church  worshiped  in  the  Willis  school  house.  In  the  early  seven- 
ties Rev.  G.  F.  Whitworth  became  minister  of  the  congregation 
and  served  for  some  years,  and  he  was  followed  by  Uev.  0.  C.  Mc- 
Carty,  as  stated   supply  for  one  year.    In  those  days  the  meinber- 


Levi  W.  Ballard.  M.  I>. 


S.  P.  Willis. 


ship  and  adherents  being  scattered  over  a  wide  area,  the  meetings 
were  held  in  various  places;  occasionally  they  accepted  the  hos- 
pitality of  the  Methodist  Church  of  Titnsville. 

After  the  platting  of  the  town  of  Slaughter  the  time  seemed 
ripe  for  having  two  Presbyterian  churches  in  the  Valley.  The 
First  Church  of  Kent  was  organized  and  the  White  River-  Church 
became  located  at  Slaughter,  near  the  home  of  the  charter  mem- 
ber and  original  elder,  Dr.  L.  W.  Ballard,  who  was  a  loyal  Pres- 
byterian and  a  broad-minded  Christian,  generous  towards  every 
good  cause.  Two  of  Auburn's  churches  were  presented  with 
building  sites  by  him.  His  death,  which  occurred  January  28, 
1897,  in  the  eighty-second  year  of  his  age,  caused  a  feeling  of 


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Rev.   Jonathan   Osmond. 


R -v.    John    McMillan. 


Rev.   James    H.    Heat  tie. 


Rev.   Thomas   Id.    Ifouulasx. 


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loss  not  only  to  the  church  and  community  but  to  the  Presbytery 
of  Puget  Sound,  to  which  he  was  frequently  a  delegate  elder.  The 
name  of  Slaughter  was  changed  to  that  of  Auburn. 


White  Kiver  Presbyterian  Church,   Auburn. 

Rev.    W     Chalmers   Gunn 


In  1889,  during  the  ministry  of  Rev.  J.  Osmond  and  of  his  suc- 
cessor, Rev.  James  A.  Laurie,  the  present  building  was  erected, 
the  church  becoming  incorporated  at  the  same  time.  For  two 
years  the  church  was  served  by  Rev.  James  A.  Laurie,  who,  with 
Mrs.  Laurie,  gave  the  church  its  sweel-toned  bell  as  a  memorial 
of  their  infant  daughter,  deceased.  Rev.  John  McMillan  was  the 
popular  and  energetic  pastor  six  years,  beginning  with  the  year 
1891.     The  church  has  been  served  by  Rev.  W.  A.  Sample,  D.D., 


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l-Vv.  James  !l.  Beattie,  under  whose  ministry  one  of  the  principal 
revivals  was  experienced;  Rev.  C.  G.  Godsman,  Rev.  Thomas  E. 
Douglass,  and  Rev.  William  P>.  Kebb. 

The  church  lias  been  blessed  in  having  a  strong  Ladies1  Mis 
sionary  Society  and  Ladies'  Aid,  also  three  Sabbath  Schools  in 
connection  with  the  church. 

The  present  pastor,  Rev.  W.  Chalmers  Gnnn,  was  installed  as 
such  in  May,  1.906.  He  was  graduated  from  Whitman  College, 
Walla  Walla,  in  the  class  of  1891,  and  was  instructor  of  Greek, 
Higher  Mathematics  and  Physics  in  Whitworth  College,  Sumner, 
'91'94,  and  a  graduate  of  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Semi- 
nary in  1897. 

In  April,  1897,  he  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Olympia 
and  ordained  October  14,  1897,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Spokane. 
He  has  served  the  following  churches:  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Oosmopolis,  Wash.,  Forbes  Presbyterian  Church  of  Portland. 
Ore.,  and  the  Bethel  Presbyterian  Church  of  Spokane. 

He  has  been  Stated  Clerk  of  the  Presbytery  of  Pugei  Sound, 
now  Seattle,  for  a  few  years. 


New  Manse,  White  River  Presbyterian  Cliureh,  Auburn. 


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First   Presbyterian   Church  of  Algona,  Washington. 


Algona,  Washington — A  church  organized,  elders  and  trustees 
elected,  stated  supply  chosen,  church  incorporated,  bids  opened 
and  contract  for  a  building  let, — all  this  was  the  work  of  one 
afternoon  and  evening,  when,  on  the  28th  of  June,  1909,  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Algona,  Washington,  came  into  existence 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Home  Mission  Committee  of  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Seattle,  Kev.  J.  M.  Wilson,  chairman.  Eight  of  the  six- 
teen charter  members  were  transferred  from  White  River  Church, 
Auburn,  whose  pastor,  Rev.  W.  C.  Gunn,  has  conducted  a  branch 
work  at  Valley  City  or  Algona  since  the  beginning  of  this  grow 
ing  settlement  two  years  ago,  with  a  Sunday  school  reaching  an 
enrollment  of  over  fifty.  The  new  church  is  served  jointly  with 
South  Park,  Seattle,  by  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Gunn,  D.D.,  formerly 
synodical  missionary  of  Washington,  whose  ministrations  are  be- 
ing blessed.  The  church  building,  30x50  feet,  has  been  erected, 
and  the  Christian  people  of  the  town  are  working  unitedly  for  the 
prosperity  of  the  one  church. 


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The  Pioneer  Churches  on  Puget  Sound  II 

A    MODEL    PARISH— FIRST    CHURCH,   SEATTLE. 

"In  1859,  shortly  alter  the  organization  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Puget  Sound,  Rev.  George  F.  Whitworth  made  a  tour  of  the 
Sound  country  to  see  what  were  the  strategic  points  for  planting 
the  important  posts  of  Presbyterianism,  for.  from  the  Board  of 
Home  Missions,  he  had  received  encouragement  that  they  would 
send  additional  missionaries  to  occupy  the  new  land.  On  this 
tour  he  came  to  Seattle,  which  was  then  a  hamlet  of  about  200 
whites.  He  preached  there  and  reported  to  the  Board  that  Seat- 
tle should  be  occupied,  believing  that  in  time  it  would  have  a  fu- 
ture of  considerable  importance.  Nothing  was  done,  bowever,  till 
.1 866  in  a  Presbyterial  way,  Olympia,  Steilacoom,  Port  Townsend 
and  Bellingham  being  regarded  by  the  Board's  officers  as  places 
of  more  relative  importance. 

In  1866  Dr.  Whitworth  came  to  Seattle  as  President  of  the 
University,  and  immediately  began  Presbyterian  services.  These 
were  held  in  the  Protestant  Methodist  Church,  Rev.  Daniel  Bag- 
ley,  pastor.  The  Presbyterians  beld  services  on  alternate  Sab- 
baths with  the  Methodist  Protestant  people,  and  both  congrega- 
tions joined  in  Union  Sabbath  School  and  Prayer  Meeting. 

The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Seattle  was  formally  organ 
ized  on  the  12th  of  December,  1869.  The  date  fell  on  Saturday, 
-and  almost  an  entire  day  was  spent  in  fasting  and  prayer,  after 
which  the  organization  communion  was  served  and  the  following 
persons  became  charter  members:  Samuel  Kenney,  Mrs.  Jessie 
Kenney,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Whitworth,  Miss  Clara  Whitworth,  Mrs. 
Lida  Whitworth,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Jones,  Mrs.  Ruth  J.  McCarty  and 
very  shortly  afterwards  Mrs.  Jeannette  McKinley.  The  organiza- 
tion took  place  at  the  residence  of  Rev.  Dr.  Whitworth,  who 
served  the  church  till  1873,  when  Rev.  Theodore  Crowl  arrived, 
bearing  the  commission  of  the  Board  and  took  charge  of  the 
work.  This  was  the  first  assistance  which  the  church  received 
from  the  Board.  Mr.  Crowl  remained  till  January,  1875.  Tinder 
his  ministrations  the  organization  was  completed.  The  session 
was  formed  by  the  election  of  Mr.  Samuel  Kenney  and  Mr.  E. 
McD.  Johnson  as  Ruling  Elders.  The  church  was  incorporated 
under  the  laws  of  Washington  Territory,  on  September  15,  1873, 
and  led  by  the  ladies,  the  congregation  took  steps  to  gather  means 
for  the  purchase  of  a  lot.     In  1874  a  lot  was  purchased  at  the 


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University  of  Washington. 


x  First   Presbyterian  Church. 


The  City  of  Seattle  a- 


southeast  corner  of  Third  Avenue  and  Madison  Street  for  $700. 
The  first  Board  of  Trustees  were  Samuel  Kenney,  Henry  Blanch- 
ard  and  Ephraim  Calvert. 

After  Kev.  Mr.  Crowl  returned  to  the  east  Dr.  Whitworth  sup- 
plied the  pulpit  for  a  time.  In  1870  the  Board  of  Home  Missions 
commissioned  Rev.  H.  P.  Dunning,  who  arrived  with  his  family 
iu  Seattle  on  August  11,  1870.  It  was  during  the  ministry  of  Mr. 
Dunning  that  the  building  of  the  church  was  commenced,  but  on 
account  of  want  of  funds,  was  enclosed  and  left  in  an  unfinished 
condition  for  some  time.  Mr.  Dunning,  in  -January,  1877.  was 
called  to  Oregon,  and  soon  after  his  departure  Rev.  D.  \Y.  Maeiie, 
a  brilliant  but  eccentric  Scotchman,  labored  with  great  accept- 
ance with  the  people,  remaining  till  June,  1878.  I'p  to  this  dine 
the  union  arrangement  with  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church  re 
mained.  The  separation  was  hastened  by  a  slight  friction  caused 
by  the  Scotch  pastor  insisting  on  delivering  a  lecture  at  prayer 
meeting  service  while  the  Methodist  portion  of  the  congregation 
wanted  the  meeting  to  be  largely  in  the  hands  of  the  lay  member! . 
This  slight  friction  was  soon  healed  and  the  relation  of  the  two 
bodies,  whether  united  or  separated,  continued  to  be  of  the  mosi 


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It  Appeared  in   1878. 


cordial  nature.  During  Mr.  Macfie's  pastorate  the  church  build 
iug  at  the  corner  of  Third  and  Madison  was  so  far  completed  that 
the  congregation  was  able  to  occupy  it  the  first  Sabbath  in  July 
of  1877. 

It  was  while  Mr.  Macfie  was  with  the  church  that  the  rotary 
Eldership  was  adopted  and  the  Board  of  Elders  increased  from 
one  to  four,  the  four  being  Samuel  Kenney,  Reuben  L.  Doyle, 
Ephraim  Calvert  and  F.  H.  Whitworth.  After  Mr.  Macfie  left 
the  pulpit  was  supplied  by  various  ministers  until  Rev.  H.  W. 
Stratton  took  charge  of  the  work  in  November,  1870.  Mr.  Strat- 
ton  remained  and  carried  on  the  work  very  successfully  until 
February,  1880.  Soon  after  Mr.  Stratton  came  the  church  build- 
ing was  completed,  and  on  the  second  Sabbath  in  July,  1870,  was 
dedicated,  Rev.  John  Hemphill  of  Calvary  Church,  San  Francisco, 
coming  to  Seattle  to  preach  the  dedicatory  sermon. 

In  May  of  1880,  Rev.  George  R.  Bird  supplied  the  pulpit  while 
passing  through  the  city  and  was  at  once  called  to  the  pastorate. 
He  was  installed  by  Puget  Sound  Presbytery  on  December  20, 
J  880.  This  pastorate  was  dissolved  in  1883,  and  in  May  of  that 
year  Rev.  F.  G.  Strange  took  charge  of  the  work,  being  installed 


Rev.    Mark   A.    At  .Uliewh,   U.O. 


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into  the  regular  pastorate  June  3,  L883.  Under  Mr.  Strange's 
pastorate  the  church  became  self-supporting  and  the  first  Y.  P. 
s.  ( \  E.  was  formed  in  the  congregation.  During  this  pastorate, 
which  ended  on  October  25,  L887,  through  the  removal  of  Mr. 
Strange  to  Ashland,  Oregon,  the  .Mission  Sabbath  School  was 
founded  in  Bell  (own  which  afterwards  developed  into  Bethany 
Church  of  Seattle.  On  the  31st  day  of  .Inly,  1SNS,  Kev.  Klliot 
Brown,  a  graduate  of  McCormick  Seminary,  Chicago,  was  in- 
stalled as  pastor,  his  brother,  Rev.  Arthur  Brown,  of  Portland, 
preaching  the  installation  sermon.  This  pastoral  relation  \\a< 
dissolved  July  31,  1892.  During  Mr.  Brown's  time  the  church 
v  as  enlarged  and  a  basement  added  for  Sabbath  School  purposes. 
Another  missionary  off-shoot  of  the  parent  church  took  place  this 
year  in  the  pastorate  when  Calvary  Presbyterian  Church  was 
organized  and  the  membership  of  the  home  church  increased  from 
138  to  480. 

Rev.  A.  Alexander  Allison,  D.D.,  was  the  fourth  regular  pas- 
tor of  the  church.  He  was  installed  on  the  second  Sabbath  in 
December,  1892,  and  continued  as  pastor  till  November,  1895.  In 
Ihe  third  year  of  his  pastorate  the  church  was  on  the  honor  roll 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  United  States,  one  of  the 
twenty  that  year  receiving  more  than  100  additions. 

On  January  21,  1894,  there  was  opened  for  worship  the  build 
ing  on  the  northwest  coiner  of  Spring  and  Fourth,  which  was 
the  church  home  till  December,  1907. 

Following  Dr.  Allison,  Rev.  A.  L.  Hutchison,  of  Salem,  Ore- 
gon, accepted  an  invitation  to  become  pastor  and  began  his  work 
on  the  second  Sabbath  oi  March,  1896,  continuing  in  charge  until 
March,  1900,  when  he  was  called  to  the  Immanuel  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Tacoma.  The  church  passed  through  severe  financial 
trials  about  this  time,  but  emerged  from  its  difficulties  triumph- 
antly and  was  strengthened  by  the  addition  of  over  400  members. 

After  Dr.  Hutchinson's  retirement  there  was  a  vacancy  of 
about  one  year.  Rev.  M.  A.  Matthews,  D.D.,  formerly  of  Jackson, 
Tennessee,  was  installed  as  pastor  February,  1002,  and  under  his 
guidance  the  church  lias  entered  upon  a  career  of  wonderful  ac- 
tivity and  unprecedented  growth."  F.  H.  W. 

"The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Seattle  has  probably  the 
most  thorough  and  far-reaching  organization  of  any  Protestant 
church  in  America. 


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Its  membership  was  4,040  at  the  beginning  of  the  present  year, 
and  of  these  751  had  been  admitted  to  fellowship  in  the  preced- 
ing rear. 

The  pastor  lias  three  ordained  assistants  aiding  hiai  in  the 
oversight  of  his  great  parish,  beside  a  number  of  lay  workers  who 
have  well  defined  spheres  of  duty  and  labor  under  his  direct 
supervision.  Revs.  F.  L.  Forbes  and  Wallace  H.  Lee  have  for 
some  years  been  the  regular  assistants,  and  Rev.  O.  Inouye  has 
been  in  charge  of  the  Japanese  branch  church. 


Rev.  Frederick  L.   Forbes,  D.I). 


The  First  Church  adopts  the  whole  city  as  its  parish  and  has 
branch  churches  and  missions  in  every  part  of  that  rapidly  grow- 
ing area. 

Its  session  at  the  beginning  of  1.909  had  twenty  seven  active 
elders  discharging  the  regular  duties  of  elders,  and  also  having 
charge  of  the  temporal  affairs  of  the  church.  The  poor,  the 
widow  and  the  orphan  and  those  in  distress  are  cared  for  by  the 
floard  of  Deacons,  the  Board  of  Deacons  in  this  church  doing  ex- 


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clusively  the  work  outlined  for  them  in  the  early  history  of  the 
Christian  Church.  The  titles  to  the  properties  of  the  church  are 
held  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  Said  hoard  docs  not  do  anything 
except  receive,  hold  and  convey  titles. 

As  noted  in  the  historical  narrative,  the  First  Church  has 
been  the  parent  to  Bethany,  West  minster,  Calvary.  Georgetown 
and  Interbay  Churches,  and  at  the  beginning  of  1909  the  Dniver 
sity  Church  was  set  apart  with  a  settled  pastor  and  encouraging 


Rev.  Wallace  Howe  Lee,  HL.  D. 


outlook,  self -supporting'  from  the  beginning  of  its  career.  In  ad- 
dition to  these  strong  self-supporting  outgrowths,  the  First 
Church  is  giving  vigorous  encouragement  and  material  support 
to  the  churches  at  Georgetown  and  Interbay,  which,  in  their 
parts  of  the  city  are  fast  becoming  strong,  self-reliant  centres  of 
light  and  usefulness.  Under  the  direction  of  the  First  Church 
Kev.  D.  M.  Davenport,  D.D.,  is  laboring  in  the  Green  Lake  dis- 
trict where  a  promising  church  will  soon  be  organized.  Kev.  J. 
B.   Ferguson    is   doing  a   similar  work  at   Pleasant  alley,   E.   S. 


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Secrest  at  South  Park,  and  Rev.  F.  L.  Forbes  at  West  Seattle. 
Lay  workers  are  doing  foundation  work  at  several  other  points 
which  have  bright  promise  of  developing  eventually  into  strong 
churches.  The  Foreign  Mission  parish  of  the  church  is  in  Can- 
ton, China,  and  is  under  the  charge  of  Rev.  J.  N.  Hayes,  D.D. 

The  limitations  of  space  will  allow  of  nothing  more  than  the 
mere  passing  allusion  of  the  multiform  activities  of  this  church. 
It  may  be  sufficient  to  say  that  Dr.  Matthews  possesses  a  genius 
for  organization  and  is  solving  the  problem  of  enlisting  the  mem- 


Rev.  Rollin  E.   Blackmail  of  Interbay   Church. 

bership  of  his  great  church  in  some  form  of  Christian  activity 
with  commensurate  success.  Church  work  in  the  large  cities  is 
in  itself  a  study  which  calls  for  an  open  mind  and  often  times  for 
a  radical  departure  from  existing  lines.  The  pastor  and  workers 
of  the  First  Church  of  Seattle  have  shown  originality  and  versa- 
tility in  their  methods ;  they  have  not  feared  to  attempt  large  and 
daring  enterprises  and  the  success  which  has  rewarded  their  faith 
has  not  only  proven  the  clearness  and  foresight  of  their  judgment, 
but  has  made  valuable  contribution  to  the  problem  of  church 
work  in  metropolitan  centres  of  population."  H.  T.  M. 


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Since  the  foregoing  w;is  written  the  First  Church  set  oil"  and 
organized  the  South  Park  PrcsbyteriaE  Church  on  Monday  night, 
May  17,  1909,  with  twenty-two  charter  members.  It  will  furnish 
the  new  church  with  a  nice  little  chapel  at  a  early  date.  On  Tues 
day  night,  18th,  it  set  off'  and  organized  the  Green  Lake  Pres- 
byterian Church  with  eighty-one  members.  It  will  also  be  given 
a  fine  property  with  a  good  house  of  worship.    On  Friday  night  of 


Rev.   Robert  S.  Feagles,   D.D., 

Advisor  to  Dr.   Matthews. 


the  same  week,  May  21st,  the  first  church  also  set  off  and  organ- 
ized the  Pleasant  Valley  Presbyterian  Church  with  twenty-two 
members.  A  lot  has  been  secured  and  a  good  house  will  be 
erected.  This  makes  an  average  of  one  new  church  a  year  for  the 
last  seven  years  of  the  present  pastorate.  It  is  proposed  to  organ- 
ize a  church  at  West  Seattle  before  the  fall  meeting  of  Presbyter}' 
and  one  at  Latona  is  under  consideration. 


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Port  Toicnsend  Presbyterian   Church. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Port  Townsend  was  organized  in 
1876,  March  16th,  with  eight  charter  members.  It  grew  out  of 
the  work  of  Rev.  John  Rea,  who  seems  to  have  labored  there  from 
1872  to  1878.  The  first  house  of  worship  used  by  this  congrega- 
tion was  dedicated  on  March  4,  1877,  Rev.  Dr.  Lindsley  of  Port- 
land preaching  the  opening  sermon  on  that  occasion.  It  is  worthy 
of  more  than  passing  notice  that  the  edifice  was  constructed  of 
stones  gathered  by  adults  and  children.     Following  Rev.  Rea  in 


Rev.  John  Rea. 


Rev.  John  Reid. 


pastoral  work  was  Rev.  James  Agnew,  who  filled  the  pulpit  dur- 
ing 1879,  and  Rev.  D.  W.  Macfie,  who  was  supply  for  the  church 
during  1880.  Rev.  John  Reid  was  pastor  from  1881  to  1886,  dur- 
ing which  time  a  modest  but  comfortable  manse  was  built  and 
completed  in  1884  at  a  cost  of  |1,650.  Then  came  a  period  re- 
membered in  the  history  of  Port  Townsend  as  the  "boom  days," 
when  large  visions  of  the  future  loomed  before  the  citizens  of  the 
seaport  and  they  built  as  for  a  metropolis,  which  it  seemed  the 
city  bid  fair  to  become,  and  in  this  period  of  commercial  bouy- 
ancy  the  present  church  edifice  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $19,748, 


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and  opened  for  worship  on  March  16,  1890.    A  pipe  organ  was  in- 
stalled at  the  additional  cost  of  $2,500. 

From  1889  to  1891,  or  daring,'  the  period  of  the  great  boom, 
Rev.  T).  T.  Carnahan  was  pastor  and  soon  after  the  collapse  of 
the  boom  he  resigned  the  pastorate  and  was  succeeded  by  Rev. 
Robert  Boyd,  who  commenced  work  December  G,  1891,  and  was 
installed  as  pastor  on  May  1st  of  the  following  spring.  During 
his  pastorate  of  nearly  seven  years  many  members  and  adherents 
left  the  field  for  greener  pastures  and  the  heavy  burden  of  a  large 


Rev.   D.   T.   Carnahan. 


Rev.  J.  C.  Smith. 


indebtedness  previously  incurred  remained  upon  the  faithful  and 
loyal  few  who  with  much  sacrifice  greatly  reduced  the  weight  of 
this  millstone.  In  later  years  Mrs.  W.  S.  Ladd,  of  Portland,  gen- 
erously assisted  in  freeing  the  church  from  all  debt. 

Rev.  Robert  Boyd  resigned  to  accept  the  call  to  the  Presidency 
of  Whitworth  College. 

The  pulpit  was  supplied  for  about  one  year  by  different  min- 
isters. Rev.  James  C.  Smith,  of  Montpelier,  Ohio,  accepted  a  call 
to  the  pastorate  and  entered  upon  the  work  September,  1899.  The 
ministry   of   Mr.    Smith  was   productive  of  great  good   for  the 


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church  and  community,  he  was  a  forceful  preacher,  faithful  pas- 
tor, a  true  friend  and  a  conscientious  and  capable  presbyter. 
After  a  brief  illness  of  pneumonia  he  died  in  the  prime  of  life 
and  great  usefulness  on  May  7,  1908. 

Rev.  Archie  R.  Griggs,  oi  Clatskanie,  Oregon,  succeeded  Rev. 
Smith  this  year. 

Port  Townsend  Church  has  a  hundred  and.  sixty-eight  members 
with  a  hundred  and  fifty-four  in  the  Sabbath  School.  It  has  been 
blessed  with  a  long  career  of  continued  usefulness. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Sumner. 

Rev.  George  W.  Sloan,  a  missionary  commissioned  by  the 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Domestic  Missions,  located  at  Steilacoom 
in  1858  and  after  preaching  there  for  a  time,  organized  a  church 
in  that  place.  The  Puyallup  valley  became  a  part  of  his  parish 
and  a  few  settlers  became  identified  with  the  church  of  Steilacoom 
and  notable  among  these  was  Mr.  Wm.  M.  Kincaid,  known  gen- 
erally as  "Father  Kincaid."  He  had  formerly  lived  in  Olympia 
and  was  the  first  elder  of  the  church  in  that  place. 

In  1868  it  appears,  according  to  the  records  of  Rev.  Sloan, 
that  sixteen  persons  constituted  the  Puyallup  Branch  of  the 
Steilacoom  Church  and  Mr.  Kincaid  was  the  Ruling  Elder  ex  of- 
ficio of  this  Branch. 

The  minutes  of  the  Presbytery  do  not  recognize  the  Branch 
as  an  independent  or  separate  church,  however,  on  April  3,  1868. 
Mr.  A.  Williamson  Stewart,  one  of  the  members  of  this  Branch, 
was  elected  as  a  Ruling  Elder,  and  Mr.  Elijah  C.  Meade,  another 
member,  was  chosen  as  Deacon.  Mr.  Stewart  had  also  been  the 
second  elder  ordained  and  installed  in  the  Presbyterian  Church 
of  Olympia  in  1859.  He  crossed  the  plains  in  1851  and  assisted 
in  building  the  first  Presbyterian  church  erected  on  Puget  Sound 
— at  Chambers  Prairie.  He  has  long  been  connected  with  the 
Puyallup  Branch — the  Puyallup  church — or  as  it  is  now  called 
the  Sumner  church,  and  has  served  it  faithfully  and  ably.  His 
Term  of  service  in  this  Synod  has  been  longer  than  that  of  any 
elder  now  living  in  the  Northwest  and  he  is  still  one  of  the  active 
elders  of  this  church. 

Mr.  Stewart  informs  us  that  in  the  early  days  of  Olympia  the 
practice  of  dancing  was  prevalent  and  excessive.     It  was  a  great 


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hindrance  to  the  cause  of  religion.  A  resolution  signed  by  the 
pastor,  Rev.  R.  J.  Evans,  and  himself  was  adopted  by  the  church 
and  was  not  only  approved  by  Ihe  Presbytery  but  ordered  Bpn  ad 
on  its  records.  A  part  of  the  resolution  was  as  follows:  "Willi 
respect  to  dancing  we  think  it  necessary  to  observe  that  however 
plausible  it  may  appear  to  some,  it  is  perhaps  not  the  less  danger- 
ous on  account  of  its  plausibility.  It  is  not  from  those  things 
which  the  world  acknowledges  most  wrong,  that  the  greatest  dan- 
ger is  apprehended  to  religion,  especially  as  it  relates  to   the 


A.    Williamson    Stewart. 


young.  We  find  that  it  steals  away  precious  time,  dissipates 
religious  impressions,  and  hardens  the  heart.  To  guard  against 
its  wiles  and  its  fascinations  we  earnestly  recommend  the  study 
of  the  Sacred  Word." 

The  following  named  persons  constituted  the  Branch :  Mr. 
Wm.  M.  Kincaid,  Mr.  John  Flett  and  Mrs.  Ellen  Flett,  Mr.  A. 
Williamson  Stewart  and  Mrs.  Jerusha  Stewart,  Miss  Anne  Stew- 
art, Mrs.  Margaret  Gale,  Mr.  William  Flett,  Mr.  Marcus  Ball,  Mr. 
F.  C.  Seaman,  Mrs.  Laura  F.  Seaman,  Mrs.  Ruth  McCartv,  Mrs. 


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Susannah  Thompson,  Mr.  Charles  C.  McCarty,  Mrs.  Emma  Car- 
son, and  Mr.  Elijah  C.  Meade. 

The  first  Ruling  Elder  in  the  first  Presbytery  of  the  North- 
west— Mr.  Win.  M.  Kincaid — died  February  11,  1870,  honored 
and  mourned  by  all  who  knew  him. 

The  record  is  made  of  the  baptism  of  one  adult,  Ferdinand  C. 
Seaman,  and  fourteen  children. 

Rev.  Sloan  was  an  irregular  supply  for  some  time,  but  no  regu- 
lar services  were  held  at  the  Puyallup  Branch  in  the  vicinity  of 
what  is  now  known  as  Sumner,  until  1874,  when  Rev.  G.  F.  Whit- 
worth  commenced  preaching  monthly  in  the  old  school  house 
which  stood  opposite  the  present  residence  of  Mrs.  Lucy  Ryan. 
A  union  Sabbath  School  was  also  commenced  at  the  same  time 
with  Mr.  J.  A.  Avery  as  superintendent. 

On  April  29,  1S77,  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Puyallup 
was  organized  with  the  following  members:  Mr.  Elijah  C.  Meade, 
Mrs.  Laura  F.  Meade,  Mrs.  Susannah  Thompson,  Eliza  Meeker, 
Mary  McMillan  and  Caddie  Meeker.  Mr.  Meade  was  elected  as 
Ruling  Elder.  This  organization  was  effected  at  the  home  of  Mr. 
Meade,  where  a  Christian  Covenant  was  drawn  up  and  signed  by 
•each  of  the  persons  named  above. 

On  the  preceeding  day  public  services  were  held  and  a  dis- 
course delivered  on  the  subject  of  Christ's  Kingdom  on  Earth  and 
on  the  succeeding  day,  April  30,  1877,  preliminary  steps  were 
taken  for  incorporation  and  articles  were  signed  when  the  follow- 
ing persons  were  elected  as  Board  of  Trustees  to  wit :  L.  F. 
Thompson,  John  F.  Kincaid  and  James  McMillan. 

The  erection  of  a  church  was  commenced  on  July  9,  1877,  and 
it  was  dedicated  on  April  14,  1878,  at  which  time  Rev.  A.  L. 
Lindsley,  D.D.,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  preached  the  sermon,  and 
George  F.  Whitworth,  O.  J).,  offered  the  prayer  of  dedication.  At 
the  afternoon  services  Rev.  John  R.  Thompson,  of  Olympia, 
preached  the  sermon. 

Rev.  George  A.  McKinlay  was  called  to  serve  the  church  on 
October  1,  1883,  and  continued  with  it  until  he  was  called  to  the 
pastorate  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Eugene,  Oregon,  Septem- 
ber, 1886. 

On  December  31,  1883,  the  name  of  the  church  was  changed 
from  that  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Puyallup,  to  that 


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of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Sumner,  and  the  church  \v;is 
incorporated  as  such. 

The  name  of  the  Puyallup  was  formerly  adopted  before  the 
towns  of  Puyallup  and  Sumner  existed  and  because  the  river  and 
the  valley  had  that  name. 

Rev.  Mr.  Patch  served  as  supply  for  a  few  months  and  Rev.  J. 
G.  Watson  for  one  year.  Rev.  D.  M.  Davenport  began  serving 
this  church  October  28,  1888,  and  was  installed  pastor  February 
20,  1890;  he  continued  as  such  until  January,  189P>.  During  the 
following  spring  an  arrangement  was  made  whereby  Rev.  E.  R. 
Pritchard  divided  his  time  equally  as  pastor  of  the  Puyallup 
church  and  as  stated  supply  of  the  Sumner  church.  This  arrange- 
ment continued  for  three  years. 

In  April,  1899,  Rev.  Robert  Boyd  was  invited  to  assume  charge 
of  the  church  and  he  has  served  it  during  the  past  ten  years. 
During  this  time  a  valuable  property  has  been  purchased  in  the 
residence  portion  of  the  town  for  a  manse.  The  house  contains 
eleven  rooms  and  is  one  of  the  finest  manses  in  the  State.  A  loan 
was  secured  from  the  Board  of  Church  Erection  for  this  purpose 
but  that  loan  has  been  paid.  During  the  past  year  four  lots  have 
been  purchased  near  the  manse  for  a  church  building.  The  pres- 
ent location  of  the  church  will  be  a  good  one  for  business,  but  be- 
ing near  the  railroad  depot  is  undesirable  for  church  purposes. 
This  location  was  secured  and  the  church  built  before  the  con 
si  ruction  of  the  railroad  and  the  property  will  be  sold  as  soon  as 
prices  justify  a  good  sale  and  a  new  church  erected  on  the  new- 
site.     The  present  church  and  manse  are  shown  on  page  67. 

Three  years  ago  the  church  became  self-supporting. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Tacoma — Original  Growth. 

BY    MR.   F.   S.   HOPKINS. 

Looking  backward  over  a  period  of  thirty-five  years  to  a  little 
saw-mill  hamlet  around  the  site  of  the  "Old  Town"  mill,  we  see 
the  embryo  organization  which,  four  years  later,  developed  into 
"The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Tacoma,"  commonly  known  as 
"The  First  Presbyterian  Church." 

This  first  organization  was  effected  through  the  agency  of 
Rev.  A.  L.  Lindsley,  D.  1)..  and  Theo.  Crowl.     The  present  site 


The  Pioneer  Churches  on  Puget  Sound  59 

of  Tacoma  was  at  that  time  a  forest  of  firs.    The  membership  of 
this  little  church  became  scattered  and  it  virtually  died  out. 

In  September,  1877,  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad,  having 
selected  the  shores  of  Commencement  Bay  as  its  western  ter- 
minus, and  a  small  town  having  started  among  the  trees  and 
stumps  along  the  bluff  where  now  lies  the  upper  end  of  Pacific- 
Avenue,  which  was  even  then  a  forecast  of  the  future  "City  of 
Destiny,"  the  following  named  persons,  viz.,  Josephus  S.  Howell, 
Mrs.  Abigail  Howell,  Mrs.  H.  C.  Bostwick,  Mrs.  D.  W.  Stairs, 
Charles  Ellis,  Mr.  L.  McLaughlen,  Mrs.  L.  McLaughlen,  Geo.  F. 
Orchard,  Mrs.  S.  M.  Orchard  and  Francis  H.  Cook,  coming  from 
churches  in  eight  different  states  and  provinces,  joined  in  a  writ- 
ten request  to  the  Rev.  John  R.  Thompson,  Presbyterial  Mission- 
ary, asking  to  be  organized  into  a  Presbyterian  Church. 

Two  members  of  the  original  organization  being  still  within 
reach,  it  was  determined  to  resuscitate  the  remains  of  the  old 
church  and  graft  into  it  the  new  membership.  This  was  done, 
and  the  present  church  organization  had  its  birth  on  Sept.  3, 
1877,  after  preaching  services  in  Fife  Hall  (on  the  site  of  a  part 
of  the  Donnelly  Hotel),  and  the  name  of  the  church  was  restored 
to  the  roll  of  the  Presbytery,  at  the  meeting  of  that  body  at 
Port  Townsend  one  week  later.  At  the  close  of  preaching  ser- 
vice on  Sept.  17,  1877,  Mr.  Josephus  S.  Howell  and  Geo.  F.  Or- 
chard were  elected  ruling  elders.  Not  until  Feb.  1.3,  1881,  how- 
ever, were  these  brethren  ordained  and  installed,  after  preaching 
service  conducted  by  Rev.  T.  C.  Armstrong,  who  had  been  called 
as  stated  supply,  and  the  first  session  was  duly  constituted.  The 
same  evening  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  J.  Baker  and  Mrs.  Anna  M.  Arm- 
strong, wife  of  the  pastor,  were  received  to  membership  by  letter, 
the  first  additions  since  the  organization.  On  the  following  Sun- 
day evening  Mr.  Baker  was  elected  as  an  additional  member  of 
the  session,  and  Mr.  G.  F.  Orchard  was  chosen  the  first  clerk. 

Rev.  T.  C.  Armstrong  supplied  the  pulpit  until  November, 
1884.  During  his  administration  more  than  one  hundred  names 
were  added  to  the  church  roll,  and  the  first  church  edifice  was 
erected  at  the  corner  of  11th  and  C  Streets,  on  the  site  of  the 
Fidelity  Bank  building,  and  a  substantial  two-story  church 
manse. 

Fpon  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Armstrong,  Rev.  John  R.  Thomp- 


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son  was  asked  to  supply  the  pulpit  until  a  regular  supply  could 
be  secured. 

At  this  early  date  the  new  church  had  an  eye  to  t he  future 
expansion  of  the  city  and  the  future  needs  of  the  church,  and 
discussed  plans  for  securing  sites  for  mission  churches  in  both 
the  southern  and  northern  parts  of  the  city. 


First  Church.   Tacoma. 
Old  Building. 


In  September,  1855,  the  Rev.  W.  I>.  McFarland  was  called  as 
stated  supply  and  served  the  church  until  the  following  spring. 

In  October  of  that  year  Rev.  W.  A.  Maekey  was  called  from 
Pueblo,  Col.,  and  after  serving  for  a  time  as  stated  supply  was 
installed  as  pastor.  With  the  rapid  growth  of  the  city,  under 
the  faithful  and  efficient  labors  of  Mr.  Maekey.  the  church  in- 
creased in  membership  and  prospered  until  it  had  outgrown  the 
old  church  home,  and  in  the  spring  of  1889  the  property  was 
sold,  and  for  a  year  the  church  worshiped  in  a  large  tent  0:1  the 


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site  of  the  present  court  house.  The  old  church  building  was 
moved  up  the  hill  and  now  occupies  a  corner  at  10th  and  K 
Streets,  where  it  still  does  service  as  a  house  of  worship.     The 


First  Presbyterian  Church,   Tacoma. 

Present   Building. 


manse  was  recently  torn  down  to  make  room  for  the  four-story 
brick  building  occupied  by  the  Pioneer  Bindery  and  Printing 
Co.  Another  site  was  purchased  and  immediate  steps  taken  for 
the  erection  of  a  new  building  at  the  corner  of  South  G  and  10th 


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Streets,  and  on  June  15,  1890,  the  present  neat  and  commodious 
edifice  was  dedicated,  entirely  free  of  debt,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Chap- 
man, of  Oakland,  Cal.,  preaching  the  dedicatory  sermon. 

Mr.  Mackey  having  previously  resigned,  the  Rev.  J.  M.  Pat- 
terson, of  Minneapolis,  was  called  to  the  pastorate. 

Mr.  Patterson  was  an  energetic,  aggressive  worker,  and  dur- 
ing his  ministration  several  missions  were  established  in  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  city,  where  Sunday  Schools  were  organized  and 
maintained  and  occasional  preaching  services  held.  Two  of 
these  mission  schools  have  since  developed  into  churches,  viz.. 
Sprague  Memorial  at  South  Tacoma,  which  has  a  neat  chapel, 
and  of  which  Rev.  Win.  J.  Sharp  is  pastor,  and  Bethany  Church, 
near  Whitworth  College  in  the  north  end  of  the  city,  of  which 
Rev.  O.  T.  Mather  is  pastor.  This  church  has  for  some  time 
been  self-supporting,  and  has  enlarged  and  much  improved  its 
church  building.  Two  other  of  the  old  missions  are  still  main- 
tained as  such,  the  one,  Hope  Mission,  at  South  25th  and  J,  and 
the  Junett  Mission,  where  property  was  secured  and  a  small 
chapel  built  during  Mr.  Patterson's  pastorate.  During  his  min- 
istry also  a  series  of  revival  meetings,  conducted  by  the  Rev. 
B.  Fay  Mills,  under  the  auspices  of  the  united  churches,  in  a  tab- 
ernacle erected  for  the  occasion,  resulted  in  adding  to  the  roll 
of  this  church  more  than  two  hundred  members  in  a  single  Sab- 
bath. 

Mr.  Patterson  was  followed  in  the  fall  of  1894  by  Rev.  A.  N. 
Thompson,  D.  D.,  who  served  as  pastor  until  May,  1897.  The 
church  was  then  without  a  pastor  until  April,  1898,  when  the 
Rev.  Chas.  H.  Little,  D.  D.,  was  called.  Dr.  Little  filled  the  pul- 
pit in  a  very  acceptable  manner  for  four  years,  when  he  resigned 
and  was  succeeded  in  December,  1902,  by  Rev.  A.  H.  Barnhisel. 
Rev.  John  W.  Berger  supplied  the  place  of  assistant  minister 
during  a  portion  of  Mr.  Barnhisers  pastorate. 

The  present  pastor,  Rev.  Murdoch  McLeod,  D.  D.,  succeeded 
Mr.  Barnhisel  in  December,  1907,  coming  from  Des  Moines,  Iowa, 
and  soon  after  Rev.  Duncan  Matheson  was  called  as  assistant 
pastor,  the  large  field  rendering  the  services  of  an  assistant  a 
necessity. 

Dr.  McLeod  is  a  strong  preacher  of  the  old  gospel,  a  man  of 
good  judgment,  a  student,  and  a  hard  worker.  The  church  will 
prosper  under  his  lead. 


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63 


The  other  Presbyterian  churches  of  Tacouia  being,  in  a  great 
degree,  offshoots  from  the  First  Church,  no  history  of  the  latter 
would  be  complete  without  mention  of  the  former. 

Immanuel  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized  as  a  mission 
January,  1888.  Eev.  F.  F.  Young  cared  for  the  mission  a  few 
months,  when  Rev.  Thomas  MacGuire,  of  the  Canadian  Presby- 
terian Church,  became  the  regular  minister  and  organized  the 


Rev.   Murdock   MeLeod,   D.D. 

church.     For  a  time  services  were  held  in  a  small  tent  until  a 
church  building  was  erected. 

After  three  years  Rev.  MacGuire  was  succeeded  by  Rev. 
George  Hickman,  who  was  followed  by  Rev.  W.  H.  Cornett,  and 
then  came  Rev.  R.  P.  Shaw,  who  did  most  faithful  service  during 
the  three  years  of  the  church's  "most  trying  history."  Rev. 
J.  R.  Monfort  was  the  next  pastor.  He  closed  his  work  March 
31st,  1901,  and  on  the  following  Sabbath  the  present  pastor.  Rev. 


Emmanuul  Presbyterian   Church,  Tacoma. 


Rev.  A.  L.  Hutchison,  D.I>. 


The  Pioneer  Churches  on  I'ltf/et  Sound  <»5 

A.  L.  Hutchison,  D.  D.,  took  up  the  work.  At  that  time  there 
were  sixty  eight  niemhers  and  two  elders.  The  church  now  num- 
bers 250  and  has  a  session  of  seven  elders.  In  April,  1909,  a 
beautiful  new  edifice  was  completed.  It  is  of  old  mission 
architecture  throughout.  There  are  nine  beautiful  memorial 
windows,  and  the  entrances  to  both  basement  rooms  and  andi- 


Rev.  John  A.  Rodgers. 

forium  are  without  a  single  step.  The  auditorium  will  seat  450 
people. 

Calvary  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized  in  the  fall  of 
1888  in  the  southeastern  part  of  the  city,  and  the  following 
spring  dedicated  as  a  house  of  worship.  The  church  building 
has  recently  been  moved  to  a  more  favorable  locality,  which 
promises  to  be  of  great  advantage.  Rev.  J.  A.  Rodgers  is  the 
[•resent  pastor. 

These  two  churches  stand  as  monuments  to  the  faithful  and 


.;,; 


II  is  tor;/  of  the  sum  a/  of  Washington 


efficienl  efforts  of  Rev.  Thomas  MacGuire,  Presbyterial  Mission- 
ary. 

Westminster  church  was  organized  in  the  southerly  pari  of 
the  city  in  L890  and  occupies  an  important  field.  It  lias  a  house 
of  worship  and  its  pastor,  Rev.  Milo  B.  Loughlen,  is  doing  good 

work. 

Such,  in  brief,  has  been  the  advancement  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Tacoma,  and,  under  God,  it  will  continue  to  keep  step 
with  the  rapid  march  of  progress  and  will  be  a  leading  factor  in 
bringing  about  the  triumph  of  right  in  this  thriving  city. 


Kev.  Hugh  T.  Mitchelinore, 

Suut  rintendent   of  Presbyterian   City   Missions,   Taeoma 


First  Presbyterian  Chnrch  and  Manse,  Sumner. 


Rev.  Robert  Boyd. 


CHAPTER  III. 
THE  PIONEER  INLAND  CHURCHES. 

The  First  Presbyterian  Churches  for  White  Members  in  Eastern 
Washington  Territory  and  Eastern  Oregon. 

Walla  Walla  and  Weston. 

In  the  spring  of  1877  Rev.  J.  R.  Thompson,  a  Scotch  brother, 
stopped  at  Walla  Walla  on  his  way  to  Lapwai,  Idaho,  and  met  a 
few  Scotch  families  in  the  valley  three  miles  east  of  the  town. 
He  learned  that  some  of  these  people  were  members  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  in  Scotland  and  secured  a  list  of  names,  but  did 
not  attempt  to  organize  a  church. 

A  month  or  more  later — in  June — three  young  men,  Rev.  E. 
X.  Condit,  Thomas  M.  Boyd,  and  Robert  Boyd,  recent  graduates 
from  Princeton  College  and  Theological  Seminary,  and  commis- 
sioned as  missionaries  by  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Home  Mis- 
sions for  Oregon,  arrived  in  Portland,  Oregon,  and  consulted 
with  Rev.  A.  L.  Lindsley,  P.  P.,  concerning  missionary  work. 
He  advised  them  to  go  to  Eastern  Oregon  and  Eastern  Wash- 
ington, and  on  June  21th  they  reached  Walla  Walla. 

It  was  decided  by  them  that  Rev.  Condit  should  remain  in 
that  place,  with  the  view  of  organizing  a  church  if  the  way  should 
be  clear;  that  Rev.  T.  M.  Boyd  should  go  southward  through 
Eastern  Oregon  and  Southern  Idaho ;  and  that  Rev.  Robect 
Boyd  should  travel  northeast  to  Waitsburg,  Dayton  and  Colfax, 
in  order  to  spy  out  the  country,  "and  see  the  land,  what  it  is; 
and  the  people  that  dwelleth  therein,  whether  they  be  strong  or 
weak,  few  or  many;  and  what  the  land  is,  whether  it  be  good  or 
bad,  fat  or  lean,  and  what  cities  they  be  that  they  dwell  in, 
whether  in  tents  or  in  strongholds." 

Ten  days  previous  to  this  the  non-treaty  and  non-Christian- 
ized bands  of  the  Nez  Perce  Indian  tribe,  under  that  remarkable 
leader.    Chief    Joseph,    started    on    the    warpath    in    Northern 


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[daho,  and  intense  excitmenl  prevailed.  Between  Pomeroy  and 
Colfax  Rev.  Robert  Boyd  found  that  the  few  ranches  had  been 
deserted,  and  on  reaching  the  latter  place  he  did  not  find  a  strong- 
hold, l>ni  a  defenceless  village  and  the  villagers  greatly  alarmed, 
for  it  was  reported  thai  Chief  Joseph  would  join  Chief  Moses  in 
Northern  Washington.  If  tins  proved  to  he  hue,  the  few  white 
settlers  would  he  in  the  greatest  of  danger. 

It  was  Friday  when  The  young  missionary  arrived  at  Colfax, 
the  rain  was  falling  from  heavy  black  clouds,  black  rumors  filled 
the  air,  black  pigs  were  running  in  the  streets,  and  one  was  re 
minded  of  Black  Friday.  Two  women  narrowly  escaped  death 
by  fright.  A  rude  barricade,  not  a  stronghold,  was  hastily  con 
strutted,  and  scouts  were  despatched  to  Snake  River.  Fortu- 
nately for  The  Terror-stricken  settlers  of  these  parts,  but  unfor- 
tunately for  those  of  Idaho  and  Montana,  Moses  turned  a  deaf 
ear  To  The  importunate  appeals  of  Joseph  To  aid  him  in  the  out- 
break, and  The  latter  turned  eastward  on  ThaT  famous  running 
fight  of  nearly  fifteen  hundred  miles  with  Gen.  O.  ().  Howard. 

After  spending  a  week  or  two  in  Colfax,  preaching  in  the 
only  public  building,  a  small  school  house,  and  officiating  at  a 
funeral,  Mr.  Boyd  declined  to  remain  longer,  as  he  had  learned 
That  Rev.  Cushing  Eells.  a  representative  of  the  Congregational 
Board,  had  been  on  the  field  and  had  decided  to  organize  a  church 
and  build  a  house  of  worship,  giving  one  thousand  dollars  from 
his  own  pocket  for  that  purpose. 

The  system  of  comity  was  not  yet  in  operation,  but  it  was 
deemed  a  good  thing  in  sparsely  settled  communities. 

According  to  some  who  claimed  to  know,  Spokane  Falls  was 
not  worth  considering  aside  from  an  Indian  mission,  and  by  the 
advice  of  Mr.  Lindsley  Mr.  Boyd  returned  to  ^Yestern  Oregon.  A 
month  laTer,  on  hearing  that  Rev.  Condit  had  gone  to  Grand 
Ronde  Valley,  he  returned  to  Walla  Walla,  and  on  his  arrival 
was  informed  that  Mr.  Condit  had  taken  no  steps  towards  organ- 
izing; that  he  had  not  held  a  service  of  his  own  appointment, 
but  had  been  preaching  for  Rev.  H.  W.  Eagan  in  the  Cumber- 
land Church;  that  it  was  impossible  for  him  to  endure  the  in- 
tense heat  and  great  dust  of  the  summer,  and  that  he  did  not 
propose  to  try  to  organize,  for  if  he  succeeded  he  must  leave  the 
little  flock  shepherdless.  The  use  of  the  court  house,  a  frame 
building  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Third  and  Alder  Streets,  was 


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secured  as  a  place  of  worship.  The  court,  or  upper  room,  was 
reached  by  a  flight  of  stairs  from  the  outside,  and  the  floor  was 
covered  to  the  depth  of  three  inches  with  sawdust  and  shavings 
for  a  general  cuspidor  for  the  accommodation  of  those  who  at- 
tended trials  in  court.  Notices  were  posted  and  announcements 
were  made  in  the  paper  that  Mr.  Boyd  would  hold  services  in 
that  place  and  in  the  T.  O.  G.  T.  Hall  at  Weston,  Oregon,  on  alter- 
nate Sabbaths  until  further  notice.  This  arrangement  continued 
for  two  years.  The  first  service  in  the  ( 'ourt  House  was  on  Au- 
gust 12th,  1877.  Two  months  later  Mr.  Condit  returned,  assisted 
Mr.  Boyd  on  Sabbath,  and  on  Monday  morning  left  for  Portland 
via  Yakima,  and  soon  after  became  pastor  of  the  church  of  As- 
toria, whose  pulpit  had  been  vacant  for  some  time.  Rev.  T.  M. 
Boyd  also  returned  to  Walla  Walla,  and  by  request  of  his  class- 
mate commenced  work  at  Waitsburg  and  Dayton.  At  the  end  of 
three  months  ] (reparations  were  completed  for  organizing  the 
first  church  of  white  members  of  our  denomination  in  Eastern 
Washington  Territory. 

A  form  of  Confession  of  Faith  and  Covenant  had  been  pre- 
pared and  read  a  number  of  times  from  the  bench  or  bar  and 
nineteen  persons  had  promised  to  subscribe  to  it.  Some  of 
these  were  Scotch  people  and  had  their  "lines,"  others  who  had 
been  members  elsewhere  were  with  or  without  certificates  and 
four  who  desired  to  become  charter  members  had  been  examined 
as  to  their  faith  in  Christ  and  had  made  a  good  profession. 

The  Synodical  Missionary  of  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia, 
Rev.  Howard  W.  Stratton,  was  invited  to  assist  on  the  day 
of  organization,  November  11,  1877.  He  arrived  on  Friday — two 
days  previous  and  preached  the  sermon  on  Sabbath.  The 
Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper  was  administered.  The  silver 
service  used  on  this  occasion  had  been  kindly  loaned  by  Rev. 
Mr.  Chamberlain  of  the  Congregational  Church.  A  congrega- 
tional meeting  was  held,  the  "term  system''  of  the  eldership  was 
adopted,  and  Mr.  Peter  Zahner  was  unanimously  elected  the  first 
and  only  ruling  elder  for  the  term  of  three  years.  At  the  evening 
service  Mr.  Zahner,  who  had  served  as  a  ruling  elder  in  an 
Eastern  church,  was  duly  installed  as  such  in  this  church. 

The  following  named  persons  formed  the  roll  as  charter 
members:  Miss  Annie  Adams,  Mrs.  Isabella  Durry,  Mrs.  Lizzie 
Hungate,  Miss  Christina  McRae,  Mrs.  Julia  Norton,  Mrs.  Tamar 


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Glenn,  Mrs.  E.  Tamar  Robinson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  .James  Dewar, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Hughes,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  .lames  Semple,  Mrs. 
Jane  Cameron,  Mrs.  Christina  McRae,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  Zahner, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alexander  McRae.— 19. 

(>n  the  following  Sabbath,  November  L8th,  Rev.  Robt  Boyd 
was  again  assisted  by  Rev.  H.  W.  Stratton  in  completing  the  or- 
ganization of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Weston,  Oregon, 
twenty  miles  south  of  Walla  Walla.  This  was  the  first  church  of 
onr  demonination  planted  in  Eastern  Oregon.  There  were 
seven  charter  members,  three  of  whom  had  presented  their  church 
certificates,  viz.:  Miss  Jeanie  Jamison  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald 
Morrison;  and  four,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Anderson  and  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Alexander  McKenzie,  had  made  a  profession  of  their  faith 
in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  In  addition  to  supplying  these  churches 
on  alternate  Sabbaths,  the  missionary  also  preached  at  the 
Cottonwood  schoolhouse,  Wild  Horse,  the  Mountain  schoolhouse, 
and  Centreville. 

The  lot  on  which  the  brick  church  stands  in  Walla  Walla,  on 


First  Vresb.vterian  Church,  Walla  Walla. 


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the  corner  of  First  and  Birch  Streets,  was  purchased  from  Mr. 
E.  B.  Whitman  on  March  21,  1880,  for  $1,750.  This  was  con 
sidered  a  high  price  in  that  day  and  it  required  two  years  to 
pay  for  the  property.  Interest  at  the  usual  rate  of  12  per  cent 
was  paid  on  part  of  the  price  and  it  amounted  to  $189,  making 
the  total  cost  $1,939.    The  lot  was  60  feet  by  120  feet. 

On  June  0th,  1880,  Messrs.  James  Semple,  James  Hughes  and 
Edwin  Kellogg  were  elected  ruling  elders  and  on  the  following- 
Sabbath  They  were  ordained  and  installed. 

The  place  of  worship  was  changed  from  the  Court  House  to 
the  United  Brethren  Church  at  the  corner  of  Second  and  Birch 
Streets  on  Sabbath  6th,  1881,  and  on  July  9th,  1883,  ground  was 
broken  for  the  erection  of  the  brick  church,  which  has  stood  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

The  first  funeral  in  this  parish  was  that  of  Aggie  Anderson, 
on  October  21,  1877.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  Anderson,  whose  home  was  in  the  mountains,  five  miles 
from  Weston.  The  first  infant  baptism  was  that  of  John  Hector, 
son  of  the  above-named  parents,  on  November  5th,  1877,  or  nearly 
two  weeks  before  they  made  a  public  profession  of  Christ  when 
the  church  was  organized. 

The  first  infant  baptism  in  Walla  Walla  was  that  of  Laura 
Leora  Robinson,  on  the  same  day  that  the  church  was  organized. 

The  first  marriage  was  that  of  First  Lieutenant  Edwin  H. 
Shelton,  U.  S.  A.,  of  Fort  Walla  Walla,  and  Miss  Hattie  A. 
Eagan,  daughter  of  Eev.  H.  W.  Eagan,  pastor  of  the  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  Church,  on  November  13,  1877.  She  was  the  first 
young  lady  whom  the  missionary  had  the  pleasure  of  meeting 
in  the  town.  Three  years  later  it  was  his  sad  duty  to  preach 
the  funeral  sermon  of  the  groom. 

The  first  church  certificate  to  be  received  was  that  of  Miss 
Annie  Adams,  formerly  of  Ohio,  and  the  first  person  to  make  a 
profession  of  his  faith  in  Christ  was  Mr.  James  Semple. 

Rev.  Boyd  labored  on  this  field  two  years  after  the  brick 
church  Avas  erected  (eight  years  in  all)  and  then  returned  to  the 
East,  where  he  was  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  West 
Elizabeth,  Pennsylvania.  A  few  years  later  he  resigned  to  accept 
an  invitation  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Port  Townsend, 
Washington.  After  a  pastorate  of  nearly  seven  years  he  again 
resigned  to  accept  a  call  to  the  Presidency  of  Whitworth  College. 


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When  (he  college  was  removed  from  Sumner  to  Tacoma  he  Look 
charge  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  <>r  Sumner  and  has  served  it: 
for  the  past  ten  years. 

The  services  of  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Gunu  were  engaged  on  October 
1st,  1885,  for  the  joint  meeting  of  the  Presbyterian  and  Cumber- 
land Presbyterian  Churches,  but  at  the  close  of  a  tentative  term 
of  three  months  the  latter  church  secured  Rev.  W.  W.  Beck  as  its 
pastor  and  withdrew  from  the  arrangement. 

In  the  fall  of  188G  union  revival  services  conducted  by  six  of 
the  resident  pastors  were  held  in  the  "Brick  Church"  for  two 
months,  with  results  of  230  professions,  and  the  Presbyterians 
received  their  share  of  new  members.  At  the  meeting  of  the 
Synod  of  Columbia  at  Spokane  on  October  18th,  1S8G,  Rev.  Gunn 
was  elected  Moderator  and  a  year  later,  at  the  meeting  in  Tacoma, 
was  chosen  as  Synodical  Missionary.  In  accepting  this  office 
he  resigned  his  charge  at  Walla  Walla.    Dr.  Gunn  held  the  posi- 


Rev.   Elbert   N.   Condit. 


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tion  of  Synodical  Missionary  for  twelve  years  and  since  that  time, 
September  30,  1899,  has  served  different  churches.  As  pastor, 
presbyter  and  Synodical  missionary  he  has  been  a  faithful,  effi- 
cient and  successful  minister  of  the  Word. 

Rev.  E.  M.  Sharp,  a  graduate  of  McCormick  Theological  Sem- 
inary of  Chicago,  in  the  class  of  1888,  began  his  ministry  in  this 
church  in  May  of  the  same  year.  He  was  duly  installed  as  pastor 
and  continued  as  such  until  May,  1891.  During  the  three  years 
of  his  pastorate  forty-eight  members  were  enrolled.  The  acces- 
sions gave  material  for  good  sessional  and  trustee  officers  and 
some  of  them  became  prominent  workers. 

There  were  three  young  men  in  the  congregation  who  after- 
wards entered  the  ministry,  Charles  Corn  well,  who  was  received 
into  the  church  and  baptised  by  Rev.  Robt.  Boyd,  Chalmers  Gnnn, 
son  of  Dr.  T.  M.  Gunn,  and  Harry  Wintler.  The  latter  was  wel- 
comed into  the  fellowship  of  the  church  by  Rev.  E.  M.  Sharp. 


Rev.   James  Clement  Reitl,  Ph.   D. 


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Rev.  L  -M.  Belden  was  pastor  from  April,  1891,  to  April,  1*04, 
and  the  pulpit  was  filled  alter  lie  resigned  until  January,  1895, 
by  different  supplies,  when  E.  N.  Condit  was  called  to  the  pastor- 
ate. He  had  been  the  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  As 
toria,  Oregon,  President  of  Albany  College  in  Albany,  Oregon, 
and  President  of  Occidental  College  of  Los  Angeles,  Calif.  Mr. 
Condit  was  a  man  of  scholarly  attainments,  fine  executive  ability, 
and  consecrated  energy.  Alter  a  pastorate  of  five  years  his  life, 
of  great  activity  and  usefulness,  was  suddenly  ended  by  death  in 
June,  1900. 

During  the  following  year  Rev.  J.  A.  Rodgers  occupied  the 
pulpit  for  a  short  time,  but  left  to  accept  a  call  from  the  Church 
of  Davenport. 

Rev.  A.  1).  Gantz,  of  New  York,  followed  in  1901  and  con- 
tinued as  pastor  until  May,  1905,  when  he  returned  to  New  York 
City.  It  was  during  his  pastorate  that  the  tentative  union  be- 
tween this  church  and  the  First  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church 
of  Walla  Walla  occurred,  grew  in  strength,  and  was  finally  con 
summated  under  Pastor  Rev.  James  C.  Reid,  Ph.  D. 

Presbyterian  Church  of  Waitsburg. 

On  March  17,  1878,  Rev.  T.  M.  Boyd,  assisted  by  Rev.  Robert 
Boyd,  organized  this  church,  with  nineteen  members.  Mr.  8.  EL 
Erwin  was  elected  ruling  elder.  Rev.  T.  M.  Boyd  continued  to 
supply  this  field  for  two  years,  and  during  that  time  the  church 
lots  were  secured  and  paid  for.  He  then  went  to  Lewiston, 
Idaho,  and  reorganized  the  church  of  that  place,  which  had  been 
disbanded.  In  1882  Rev.  Alex.  Adair  took  charge  of  the  Waits- 
burg church,  and  during  his  pastorate  a  new  sanctuary  was 
built  and  dedicated,  free  of  debt.  Mr.  Erwin  proved  to  be  a 
most  efficient  officer  for  many  years,  not  only  of  this  church,  but 
also  that  of  Prescott.  He  was  a  liberal  contributor  to  the  erec- 
tion and  support  of  both.  It  was  through  his  generosity  and 
that  of  his  wife  that  Erwin  Hall  of  Whitworth  College  was 
erected,  at  the  cost  of  $0,000.  This  is  a  three-story  building,  :!<» 
by  (it)  feet,  with  a  basement  twelve  feet  high,  ami  it  forms  an 
important  part  of  the  college  buildings. 

Rev.  Boyd  also  acted  as  Presbyterial  Missionary  for  a  short 
time  after  leaving  Waitsburg. 


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The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Lewiston. 

Rev.  W.  J.  Monteith  commenced  work  in  this  field  in  1871, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1873  organized  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Lewiston,  with  the  following  seven  members:  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  P.  B.  Whitman,  Miss  Frances  Whitman,  Mrs.  Sarah  C. 
Thompson,  Mrs.  P.  H.  Howe,  P.  Owens,  and  C.  F.  Monteith. 


Rev.   Thomas  M.   Boyd. 


Mr.  P.  B.  Whitman  and  Mr.  C.  E.  Monteith  were  elected  el- 
ders and  the  church  was  enrolled  in  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon. 
Rev.  W.  J.  Monteith  served  the  church  one  year  after  it  was  or- 
ganized, when  he  was  obliged  to  cease  preaching  on  account  of 
ill-health.  Services  were  discontinued  and  the  name  of  the  church 
was  dropped  from  the  roll. 

From  an  article  written  on  Oct.  17,  1887,  by  Rev.  T.  M.  Boyd, 
we  learn  the  following  facts  concerning  this  field:     During  the 


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month  of  June,  1  S7i>,  Mr.  Boyd,  <>n  ;i  missionary  journey  from 
Waitsburg  to  .Moscow,  visited  Lewiston  and  on  Sabbath  preached 
morning  and  evening.  At  that  time,  although  containing  a  pop- 
ulation of  aboul  six  hundred,  with  the  exception  of  a  small  Ro- 
man Catholic  chapel  there  was  not  a  church  building  in  the  town. 
Mr.  C.  E.  Monteith,  son  of  Rev.  \Y.  J.  Monteith,  ;i  zealous,  devoted 
Christian  gentleman,  was  then  residing  there.  He  and  his  family 
were  very  desirous  of  having  in  Lewiston  stated  services  of  the 
sanctuary.  But  the  majority  of  the  Lewiston  people  were  not 
religiously  inclined.  It  seemed  almost  a  hopeless  task  to  secure 
funds  in  such  a  town  for  the  erection  of  a  church  edifice.  But 
the  attempt  was  made  by  him  and  success  crowned  his  efforts. 
From  that  date  until  he  made  his  home  there  Mr.  Boyd  visited 
Lewiston  at  regular  intervals,  preaching  in  the  school  house  and 
court  house.  In  March,  1880,  the  church  was  organized  by  Mr. 
Boyd,  with  five  members.  Mr.  P.  B.  Whitman,  a  nephew  of  the 
devoted  missionary.  Dr.  Marcus  Whitman,  was  chosen  elder.  Mr. 
Monteith  was  elected  one  of  the  trustees.  The  work  of  building 
a  church  was  by  him  prosecuted  with  energy.  A  paper  was  drawn 
up  and  subscriptions  to  the  amount  of  eleven  hundred  dollars 
were  obtained.  A  desirable  lot  was  purchased  and  plans  for  a 
building  were  agreed  upon.  The  new  church  was  completed  in 
time  for  the  meeting  of  the  Presbytery.  And  during  the  sessions 
of  that  body  it  was  dedicated  to  the  worship  of  Jehovah.  Through 
the  aid  of  our  noble  Board  of  Church  Erection  and  generous 
friends  in  Portland,  Ore.,  it  was  dedicated  free  of  debt,  in  April, 
1882.  The  dedicatory  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  A.  L.  Linds 
ley,  D.  D.,  of  Portland,  Ore.  Psalm  84:1,  "How  amiable  are  thy 
tabernacles,  O  Lord  of  hosts."  This  building  is  still  in  service 
as  an  annex  of  a  later  edifice. 

Rev.  Thomas  Boyd  continued  in  the  pastorate  for  five  years 
and  was  followed  by  Rev.  L.  W.  Sibbet,  who  in  turn  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Rev.  J.  E.  Sherman.  Rev.  E.  P.  Giboney  avus  the  next 
pastor,  and  during  his  term  of  service  the  present  commodious 
and  comfortable  sanctuary  was  built  and  the  church  became  self- 
supporting.  He  was  succeeded  by  the  present  pastor,  Rev.  Will- 
iam Lattimore,  who  has  successfully  served  the  church  for  a 
number  of  years. 

Through  the  generosity  of  Mrs.  Sarah  C.  Thompson,  a  pioneer 
of  the  citv  of  Lewiston,  and  a  charter  member  of  the  church,  the 


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organization  came  into  the  possession  of  $12,000.01).  After  the 
payment  of  a  small  debt  the  church  holds  $11,000.00  as  the  basis 
of  a  building  fund.  It  is  the  purpose  of  the  congregation  to  dis 
pose  of  the  present  edifice  and  other  properties  as  soon  as  prices 
will  justify  such  a  sale  and  erect  a  more  suitable  sanctuary  in  a 
more  central  location. 

Rev.  Thomas  M.  Boyd  became  the  pastor  at  Pendleton,  Ore., 
and  the  founder  of  the  Pendleton  Academy.  He  accomplished 
an  excellent  work  in  Eastern  Washington,  Idaho  and  Eastern 
Oregon. 

First  Presbyterian  Church,  Moscow,  Idaho. 

The  early  records  of  this  church  were  destroyed  by  fire,  so  that 
a  history  of  its  early  existence  cannot  be  complete  in  all  details. 
During  his  pastorate  of  the  church,  Rev.  David  O.  Ghormley 
gathered  the  facts  as  nearly  as  could  be  obtained,  and  in  the  main 
are  as  follows : 

About  the  year  1878  Mrs.  John  Dock  of  California  came  to 
Moscow.  Seeing  the  religious  needs  of  the  community,  she  wrote 
to  Dr.  Scott  of  San  Francisco,  founder  of  the  San  Francisco  The- 
ological Seminary,  asking  if  a  Presbyterian  missionary  could  be 
sent  to  Moscow.  Dr.  Scott  referred  the  matter  to  the  Rev.  T.  M. 
Boyd  of  Dayton,  Wash.,  who  visited  the  field  and  made  regular 
appointment  for  services  on  the  fifth  Sabbaths  of  the  month 

On  Sept.  27,  1SS0,  the  Presbytery  of  Idaho  assigned  the  Rev. 
Daniel  C.  Gamble  to  "take  charge  of  the  Moscow  and  Colfax 
fields."  At  the  next  meeting  of  the  Presbytery,  April  21,  18S),  it 
is  recorded  that  "Rev.  D.  Gamble  reported  the  organization  of  a 
Presbyterian  church  at  Moscow,  Idaho.  It  was  received  under 
the  care  of  Presbytery  and  entered  upon  the  roll  as  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Moscow,  Idaho."  There  were  eleven 
members,  all  of  whose  names  cannot  be  given.  The  three  ruling 
elders  elected  were:  James  W.  Reeder,  M.  D.,  from  Minonk,  111., 
Gorge  Martin,  from  Elk  Grove,  Cal.,  and  John  H.  Hays,  from  Oak- 
land, Cal. 

The  Rev.  H.  H.  MacMillan  was  the  second  minister  to  serve 
the  church.  He  says :  "I  landed  in  Moscow  July  3,  1883,  and  left 
about  the  same  time  in  1884,  having  come  directly  from  Princeton 
Seminary  to  this  field."  A  building  was  begun  some  time  in  this 
year  and  was  completed   for  dedication  on  April   P.),  1885,  Rev. 


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J.  S.  Bingham  of  Baker  City,  Oregon,  preaching  the  sermon  and 
Rev.  A.  Adair  offering  the  prayer  <>r  dedication.  Rev.  W.  C. 
Beebe  was  a1  this  time  slated  supply  of  the  church. 

Alter  about  a  year  without  ;i  pastor  the  church  secured  the 
services  of  Rev.  A.  Adair,  who  began  work  on  the  field  Februry  1. 
1.887,  laboring  amid  many  difficulties  and  discouragements  until 
June.  1892.  Rev.  W.  A.  Sample,  1).  1).,  served  the  church  as 
stated  supply  for  eighteen  months  previous  to  the  call  to  Rev. 
David  O.  Ghormley,  who  began  with  the  church  in  August,  L894. 
He  was  installed  April  5,  IS!)."),  and  continued  as  pastor  until 
October,  1901,  During  this  pastorate  the  membership  was  greatly 
increased,  the  church  building  enlarged,  and  a  manse  fund 
started.  The  manse  was  built  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  N.  S. 
Fiscus,  who  followed  Dr.  Ghormley. 

Rev.  Wilson  Aull  was  pastor  from  October,  1(.M>4,  till  August, 
L906.     Rev.  John  Calvin  Abels  followed,  beginning  his  work  in 


Rev.  David  Henry  Hare,  A.  M. 


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September,  1906.  During  his  pastorate  the  church  was  remodeled 
and  repaired  and  a  very  fine  pipe  organ  was  installed.  A  Men's 
Brotherhood  was  also  organized,  which  continues  to  do  good  work 
along  social  and  civic  lines. 

The  present  pastor,  Rev.  David  Henry  Hare,  began  his  service 
with  the  church  in  September,  1908. 

Rev.  W.  A.  Sample,  D.  D.,  was  born  in  Mecklenburg  County, 
North  Carolina,  June  25,  1832,  and  died  in  Bellingham,  Wash,, 
Feb.  4,  1908. 

He  was  graduated  from  Hanover  College,  Ind.,  in  the  class  of 
1855,  and  from  the  Danville  Theological  Seminary  in  1858.  He 
served  for  more  than  twenty-five  years  with  marked  success  in  the 
pastorate  of  the  Presbyterian  church  of  Fort  Smith,  Ark.  In 
1889  he  came  to  the  Pacific  Coast  and  became  a  member  of  this 
Synod,  in  which  he  has  served  a  number  of  churches  in  the  past 
eighteen  years. 


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Notwithstanding  his  undiminished  love  for  the  Southland,  he 
was  an  ardenl  admirer  of  the  Northwesl  and  entered  heartily 
into  the  work  of  the  .Master  on  the  frontier.  Soon  after  his 
death  an  article  appeared  in  the  Fort  Smith  paper  entitled  "The 
Passing  of  a  Pioneer."     We  quote  briefly: 

•'The  death  of  Rev.  \Y.  A.  Sample,  I).  I>.,  was  the  passing  of 
a  man  largely  ideal  itied  willi  Fori  Smith  for  nearly  thirty  years 
of  pioneer  days,  and  all  through  these  later  years  he  has  been  held 
in  loving  memory  by  all  of  his  associates  of  the  old  years.  He 
came  here  as  a  young  man  in  the  early  fifties,  of  magnificent 
physique,  straight  as  an  Indian,  genial  and  warm-hearted.  It 
is  said  of  his  door  bell  that  it  never  ceased  ringing,  and  that  he 
knew  every  child  in  the  city.  His  work  was  not  confined  to  this 
city,  but  old  settlers  of  other  places  and  of  all  the  Northwest 
portion  of  the  State  have  fond  memories  of  his  visits  and  activi- 
ties in  their  behalf." 

To  the  end  of  his  life  !>r.  Sample  was  a  typical  Southern  geu 
tlenian  of  the  old  school,  erect    in   carriage,  courtly  in  manner, 
fraternal  in  spirit,  forgiving  in  disposition,  strong  in  faith,  cour- 
ageous in  convictions  of  the  right,  loyal  in  the  truth,  beloved  of 
men,  and  honored  of  God. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

THE    LATER    CHURCHES. 

The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Vancouver. 

This  church  was  organized  by  Rev.  Robert  W.  Hill,  Synodical 
Missionary  of  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia,  on  February  18,  1882, 
at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Mary  Harrilon. 

The  charter  members  were:  Mr.  John  G.  Blake,  Mrs.  Mary 
M.  Blake,  Mr.  John  Blurock,  Mrs.  Margaret  Blurock,  Mr.  Sam- 
uel Campbell,  Mrs.  Margaret  Campbell,  Mr.  Alexander  L.  Cook, 
Mrs.  Mary  Cook,  Mr.  J.  A.  Hutchinson,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Hutchinson, 
Mr.  C.  W.  Shane,  Mr.  John  A.  Stewart,  and  Sarah  B.  Wintler. 
Of  these  only  three  are  known  to  be  living. 

Messrs  Samuel  Campbell,  C.  W.  Shane,  J.  G.  Blake,  and  John 
Blurock,  were  elected  elders. 

The  following  ministers  have  served  the  church:  Rev.  T.  S. 
May,  from  1883  to  1885;  Rev.  John  R.  Thompson,  D.D.,  1885  to 
1893;  Rev.  Hugh  Lamont,  1893  to  1900;  Rev.  F.  W.  Parker  was 
stated  supply  from  1900  to  October  1,  1901 ;  Rev.  Joseph  B.  Lit- 
tle, D.  D.,  as  pastor  from  1901  to  1903;  Rev.  Orien  S.  Barnum, 
1903  to  1905;  Rev.  Jacob  E.  Snyder,  from  July,  1905,  to  Septem- 
ber, 1907,  and  Rev.  Harry  S.  Templeton,  the  present  pastor,  was 
called  as  supply  October  24th  and  installed  October  14,  1908. 

Union  evangelistic  services  were  held  by  the  Vancouver 
churches  during  the  past  spring  and  a  gracious  revival  was  ex- 
perienced. One  hundred  and  thirty  new  members  were  added  to 
this  church  in  a  single  day — April  25th — when  the  line  of  those 
received  into  Christian  fellowship  circled  the  entire  interior  of 
the  church.  One  hundred  and  eighty-six  have  united  with  this 
household  of  faith  since  April  1,  1909,  or  more  than  doubling  the 
membership.  The  Sabbath  School  has  a  large  enrollment  and  the 
other  departments  of  the  church  work  are  doing  efficient  service. 

The  church  building  was  commenced  in  1883  and  dedicated  in 
1889.  It  has  since  been  renovated  and  remodeled  at  the  expense 
of  $2,700.  Three  years  ago  a  comfortable  manse  was  erected  at 
the  cost  of  |3,00(l. 


First    Presbyterian    Church   of   Vancouver   and    Manse. 


Rev.   Harry   S.   Templeton. 


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PRESBYTERIANISM    IN   H0QIIAM. 


The  important  and  rapidly  "rowing-  city  of  Hoquiam,  situated 
on  Grays  Harbor,  and  famous  for  the  manufacture  and  export  of 
lumber,  has  had  a  live  Presbyterian  Church  for  more  than  a  quar- 
ter of  a  century.  The  church  was  organized  on  March  11,  1883, 
in  the  warehouse  of  the  Hoquiam  Mill  Company,  now  the  North- 
western Lumber  Company. 

Mr.  John  R.  Walker  rode  on  horseback  to  Olympia  to  get  Rev. 
John  R.  Thompson,  the  Presbyterian  minister  of  that  city,  to 
come  to  Hoquiam  and  organize  the  work  which  was  being  carried 
on  by  a  faithful  few.  Mr.  Thompson  served  the  congregation  till 
the  little  church  was  built  at  the  corner  of  I  and  Tenth  Streets. 
Early  in  1884,  Rev.  Hiram  F.  White  took  up  the  work  and  re- 
mained with  the  congregation  four  years.  Mrs.  White  was  one 
of  the  pioneer  school  teachers  of  Hoquiam.  After  a  brief  period 
in  which  Rev.  J.  A.  Hanna  occupied  the  pulpit,  Rev.  Byron  L. 
Aldrich  began  his  ministry  on  April  1,  1890.  Mr.  Aldrich  also 
conducted  a  small  paper  in  the  city  and  in  the  spring  of  1892  he 
was  succeeded  in  the  pastorate  by  Rev.  A.  McKenzie,  who  served 
the  church  very  acceptably  for  one  year.  Mr.  McKenzie,  who  is 
still  in  active  work  at  Castle  Rock  in  this  Synod,  was  followed  by 
Rev.  M.  S.  Riddle,  now  of  Courtenay,  N.  D.  In  rapid  succession 
the  church  was  supplied  for  short  terms  by  Rev.  B.  F.  Miller, 
Frank  J.  Furst,  a  student  named  Teter,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Pettibone. 
After  laboring  two  years  as  a  Missionary,  Rev.  William  Cobleigh 
became  the  first  installed  pastor  of  the  church  and  continued 
with  the  charge  four  years,  removing  to  Montana,  where  he  is 
now  resident  at  Corvallis.  Rev.  A.  R.  Griggs,  now  of  Port  Town- 
send,  next  took  up  the  work  and  remained  with  it  two  and  a  half 
years,  in  which  time  the  present  beautiful  house  of  worship  was 
erected.  In  January,  1905,  Rev.  Jas.  Laurie,  Jr.,  was  called  to 
the  pastorate,  and  has  since  had  charge  of  the  work,  filling  in  a 
masterly  way  the  varied  and  responsible  duties  which  a  pastorate 
in  this  great  industrial  center  continually  imposes. 

Calvary  Church,  East  Hoquiam,  developed  as  a  mission  of  the 
mother  church,  and  has  before  it  a  most  promising  future.  This 
new  work,  fostered  through  the  zeal  and  liberality  of  the  First 
Church,  dedicated  a  house  of  worship  of  modern  design  and  com- 
modious proportions  on  January  20,  1907,  and  has  at  the  present 


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time  about  thirty-six  members  and  a  Sabbath  School  enrollment 
of  one  hundred  and  twenty.  A  fine  seven-room  manse  has  been 
built  and  the  total  value  of  the  East  Hoquiam  property  is  about 
$4,000.  The  parent  church  is  housed  in  one  of  the  finest  church 
buildings  in  the  Synod  and  its  property  has  a  present  value  of  at 
least  $35,000.    A  year  ago  this  congregation  installed  a  fine  pipe- 


Rev.  James  A.  Laurie,  Jr. 

organ,  costing  $3,000.  Since  the  beginning  of  Mr.  Laurie's  pas- 
torate some  two  hundred  members  have  been  added  to  the  church 
and  the  resident  membership  now  numbers  one  hundred  and 
seventy-five,  having  been  subjected  to  large  removals  and  changes, 
such  as  belong  to  all  saw-mill  cities.  With  greatly  improved  rail- 
way facilities  in  prospect,  Hoquiam  bids  fair  to  make  large  in- 
creases in  its  population  in  the  near  future  and  the  outlook  be- 
fore this  congregation  is  of  the  most  cheering  nature. 


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The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Spokane. 

BY    ELDER   K.    I..    ED3M  tSTON. 

The  first  Presbyterian  Sabbath  School  was  organized  in  the 
town  of  Spokane  Falls,  Washington,  by  the  Rev.  II.  W.  Btratton, 
then  Synodical  Missionary  of  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia,  in  the 
summer  of  1  STi>.    No  regular  work  was  conducted  thereafter  un- 


Kev.  Thomas  (>.  Watson. 

til  the  Rev.  Thomas  (1.  Watson  arrived  on  the  held  on  the  lL'th 
day  of  May,  1883,  with  a  commission  from  the  Board  of  Home 
Missions,  at  a  salary  of  $1,000  per  year.  Rev.  Watson  at  once 
took  up  the  work  of  assembling  the  Presbyterians  of  the  then 
growing  young  town,  and  on  the  10th  of  June,  1883,  organized 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Spokane  Falls,  assisted  by  a 
committee  of  Presbytery,  in  response  to  a  petition  for  a  church 
organization,  signed  by   twelve   members,  but   nineteen   were   re- 


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ceived  at  The  Time  as  charter  members.  Four  elders  were  elecTed 
from  among  The  members,  to-wit:  E.  H.  Jamieson,  G.  S.  Alli- 
son, G.  W.  Burch  and  P.  H.  Cook,  who  were  duly  ordained  on 
The  following  Sabbath. 

Upon  organization  Ave  TrusTees  were  also  elecTed,  as  follows: 
E.  H.  Jamieson,  <i.  S.  Allison,  James  Gibson,  A.  M.  Cannon  and 
R.  W.  Forrest. 


Rev.   G.   \\  illiam   Gi!>oney,   1>.   I>. 

With  The  town  The  church  grew  and  became  stronger  each 
year,  and  on  November  :!,  1889,  Rev.  T.  G.  Watson  was  duly  in- 
stalled as  pastor  thereof  and  continued  To  serve  until  The  summer 
of  1891,  when  ill  health  caused  him  To  resign,  leaving  a  strong, 
self-supporting  church  worshipping  in  its  own  building. 

On  November  16,  1891,  a  call  To  The  pastorate  was  extended  To 
Rev.  Frank  J.  Munday  as  pastor  To  succeed  Rev.  Watson  and  he 
continued  To  serve  as  pastor  until  September,  1S94,  when  he  re 
signed  and  moved  EasT  to  take  up  work. 


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In  October,  is(.»4.  Rev.  (i.  \Y.  Giboney,  I  >.!>..  was  called  as 
supply  for  one  year,  and  soon  after  taking  up  his  duties  was  duly 
elected  and  installed  as  pastor  and  continued  to  discharge  the 
duties  of  pastor  until  May,  L908,  when  failing  health  required  his 
resignation,  leaving  a  strong  church  of  <i.">ii  members  in  the  midst 
of  plans  for  the  erection  of  a  new  church  edifice  a1  a  cost  of  a  horn 
$100,000.  In  November,  1908,  Rev.  S.  Willis  McFadden,  D.D.,  of 
Sioux  City,  Iowa,  was  called  and  took  up  the  work  on  the  1st  of 
January,  1909,  and  on  the  11th  of  February,  1909,  was  duly  in- 
stalled as  pastor  of  said  church. 

The  new  church   building  is  being  erected   nt    the  corner  of 


First    Presbyterian   Church,    Spokane. 

Id    Process   of   Erection.    1909. 


Fourth  and  Cedar  Streets,  upon  the  site  where  stood  the  historic 
home  of  A.  M.  Cannon,  one  of  the  first  trustees  and  a  leading  and 
influential  man  of  early  days  of  the  town  and  city  of  Spokane 
Falls,  now  Spokane,  Washington.  This  church  building  will  be 
the  most  commodious  and  expensive  Protestant  church  building 
in  the  city  of  Spokane. 

Great  credit  is  due  to  the  rare  skill,  energy,  spiritual  and  in- 
tellectual qualifications  of  the  Rev.  T.  G.  Watson,  on  whose  lace 
the  smile  of  hope  was  ever  present,  and  whose  fidelity  to  the  work 
was  unceasing. 

The  First  Church  building  was  located  upon  the  site  now  oc- 
cupied by  the  magnificent  Review  building,  which  site  was  sold 


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for  a  nice  profit  and  a  new  structure,  temporary  in  form,  was 
built  upon  the  corner  of  Second  and  Jefferson  Streets  in  1891, 
which  is  still  being  used  by  the  church  and  will  be  vacated  as  soon 
as  the  new  church  building-,  now  in  course  of  erection  is  ready  for 
occupancy. 

Within  the  past  few  months  one  hundred  and  thirty-one  new 
members  have  been  received.  The  total  membership  is  about 
seven  hundred  and  fifty.  The  Sabbath  School  numbers  five  hun- 
dred and  forty  and  there  is  an  active  Brotherhood  of  sixtv  mem- 


Rev.  S.  Willis  MeFadden,  D.  D. 


hers.     Three   new  elders   have  been    recently   ordained   and   in- 
stalled. 


PRESBYTERLOTISM  IX  THE  NORTHWEST  PORTION  OF 

WASHINGTON. 

The  history  of  Presbyterian  ism  in  the  extreme  Northwest  of 
the  State  of  Washington  dates  back  to  1882.  In  that  year  Rev. 
Joseph  M.  Spangler  was  appointed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Pnget 
Sonnd  to  do  missionary  work  in  Whatcom  and  Island  Counties. 
At  that  time  Whatcom  Comity  included  what  is  now  known  as 
Skagit  County.     Rev.  Spangler  found  no  Presbyterian  organiza- 


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lion  or  church  building  in  either  of  these  counties.  lie  held  fre 
quent  services  in  Whatcom  (now  Belli ngham)  and  also  at  0:ik 
Harbor,  but  bis  principal  and  most  efficient  work  was  done  in  the 
Xooksack  Valley  and  if  his  life  bad  been  spared  he  would  have 
soon  organized  a  church  at  Xooksack  Crossing.  After  laboring 
zealously  for  about  six  months  he  died  in  the  harness. 

The  Nooksack  Crossing  Presbyterian  church  (now  Everson). 

In  August,  1883,  Rev.  P>.  K.  McElmon  was  appointed  by  the 
Presbytery  to  continue  the  work  so  well  begun  by  Rev.  Spangler, 
and  on  October  3rd  of  the  same  year,  organized  this  church  with 
seventeen  charter  members  as  follows:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter 
(idles,  Annie,  Win.  M.,  George,  Peter,  Jr.,  and  John  0.  Gilles, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Harkness,  H.  Sebert,  Mr.  and  Mis.  David 
Wright,  Richard  Howard,  William   Bishop,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  IT. 


Rev.    B.    K.    McKhiKin. 


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Kale  and  Phoebe  X.  Judson.  As  a  part  of  his  charge  Mr.  Mc- 
Elnion  served  this  church  for  about  five  years,  during  which  time 
a  church  building  was  erected  at  the  cost  of  $1,600.  This  was  the 
first  and  only  Presbyterian  sanctuary  in  Whatcom  County  at  that 
time.  A  manse  was  also  erected  at  a  cost  of  $700.  The  following 
named  ministers  have  also  labored  on  this  field :  Revs.  J.  A. 
Hanna,  J.  A.  Stayt,  A.  J.  Oanney,  Isam  Wheelis,  A.  G.  Boyd, 
James  Murray,  Geo.  H.  Haystead,  S.  W.  Richards,  1  >.!>.,  and  H. 
W.  Mote. 

BELLINGHAM    BAY. 

In  the  interim  of  six  months  betAveen  the  death  of  Rev.  Spang- 
ler  and  the  appointment  of  his  successor  the  Congregationalists 
entered  the  field  and  the  newly  appointed  missionary  found  a 
Congregationalist  church  organized  and  edifice  erected  in  What- 
com, which  was  the  largest  and  most  northerly  of  the  group  of 
towns  on  the  Bay.  In  order  not  to  interfere  with  the  Congrega- 
tionalists, preaching  stations  were  established  at  Xew  Whatcom 
(commonly  called  Heahome)  and  Fairhaven,  south  of  Whatcom. 

At  this  time  the  population  of  the  Bay  towns  was  about  twelve 
hundred  and  for  several  years  afterwards  the  increase  of  the 
population  was  small,  but  the  forming  of  the  Fairhaven  Land 
Co.,  the  introduction  of  the  Fairhaven  Southern  R.  R.  and  the 
Fairhaven  X^orthern  R.  R.,  which  is  now  a  part  of  the  Great 
Xorthern  system,  brought  a  boom  to  the  Bay,  and  in  two  years, 
or  in  1890,  the  population  rose  to  eleven  thousand. 

The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Bellingham  Bay. 

This  church  was  organized  in  June,  1884,  by  Rev.  B.  K.  McEl- 
nion,  with  the  following  charter  members:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  B. 
Hart,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  McElmon,  Edward  Peavin,  H.  B.  McCormick, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  A.  Kellogg,  Miss  Maude  Kellogg,  Mrs.  Fan 
nie  Bryant,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Cass  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lewellyn. 

Mr.  McElmon  continued  to  minister  to  this  church  until  Sep- 
tember, 1800,  and  during  that  time  a  church  building  was  built 
at  a  cost  of  f 3,000. 

His  successors  have  been:     Revs.  Anselin  Brown,  April,  181)1 
October,  1892;  Walter  B.  Floyd,  March,  1893-August,  1893;  J.  A. 
McArthur,   October   1893-September,   1895;   Donald   Ross,   1905- 


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April,  L906;  W.  A.  Markov,  D.I).,  June,  L896-May  L905;  and  J.  R. 
McCartney,  October,  L905,  to  present  time. 

The  name  of  the  church  was  changed  to  that  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian Church  of  Bellingham.  The  several  towns  on  the  Bay 
have  been  consolidated  into  the  Greater  Bellingham. 

The  Fairhaven  Presbyterian  Church  of  Bellingham. 

On  September  22,  1889,  this  church  was  organized  in  Fair- 
haven,  now  called  South  Bellingham,  by  Rev.  B.  K.  McElmon, 
with  the  following  persons  as  charter  members:  Mr.  and  .Mrs. 
George  A.  Kellogg,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  B.  Hart,  Miss  Mamie  Hart, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  Rankin,  Mrs.  Mary  Curry,  Mrs.  Hatty  Wescott, 
Mrs.  Ellen  Keller,  and  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Jones. 

Soon  after  the  organization  was  effected  a  church  edifice  was 
commenced  and  in  the  following  year  was  completed  at  the  cost 
of  f 4,000.  Mr.  McElmon,  who  had  charge  of  the  Bellingham  Bay 
Church,  continued  to  serve  this  church  regularly  on  Sabbath 
afternoons  until  the  fall  of  1890,  when  Rev.  W.  A.  Mackey,  D.D., 
was  installed  as  pastor.  Dr.  Mackey  served  in  the  pastorate  until 
May,  1896,  when  he  resigned.  He  has  been  succeeded  by  Revs. 
Dunlap,  Jas.  Laurie,  Jr.,  James  Thomson,  and  James  M.  Wilson. 
A  friend  writes  of  the  present  pastor  as  follows:    "He  was  called 


-vp7> 


South   Bellingham  Presbyterian   Church. 


Rev.  James  M.  Wilson. 


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from  Ashland,  Oregon,  where  he  had  done  an  excellent  work.  The 
improvements  in  the  church  building,  internal  and  external,  give 
evidence  of  his  skill  and  untiring'  efforts  as  an  architect. 

"As  a  scholar  and  speaker  he  excells  in  the  pulpit  and  as  a 
pastor  he  is  blessed  with  the  love  of  all  his  people.  He  is  the 
right  man  found  at  the  right  time  for  this  church." 

The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Ellensburg. 

Concerning  the  early  days  of  the  church  and  academy,  Rev. 
James  A.  Laurie  writes  as  follows: 

"On  March  15,  1884,  we  arrived  from  Duluth,  Minn.  Our  jour- 
ney from  The  Dalles  was  a  delightful  stage  ride  of  one  hundred 
and  fifty  miles.  We  were  stopped  at  Goldendale  to  assist  in  re- 
vival meetings  for  a  week.  I  rode  from  Yakima  with  Mr.  Bull,  of 
Ellensburg,  who  was  very  anxious  to  know  what   1   was  going 


Kev.    James   A.    Laurie. 


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there  for.  When  I  finally  told  him  'to  preach  the  gospel,'  lie 
seemed  dumbfounded.  Be  could  not  understand  how  any  sane 
man  could  l>c  so  foolish.  'You  will  starve,  for  there  is  no  money 
in  it  in  ihis  country. '  I  was  entertained  very  hospitably  over 
night  at  his  house.  In  the  morning  he  drove  me  over  to  Mr.  Jacob 
Sallady's.  I  found  Ellensburg  a  beautiful  towu  of  300  people  m 
n  beautiful  valley  surrounded  by  mountains  with  the  snow-capped 
.Mount  Stewart  1(1,(100  feet  high  in  the  northeasl  corner  of  the 
valley.  There  were  four  or  five  stores  doing  good  business,  a  good 
school  house  30x60,  and  two  stories  high.  The  way  for  our  com 
ing  had  been  prepared  by  Rev.  J.  R.  Thompson.  Presbyterian  Mis 
sionary,  who  had  been  on  the  field  in  1879,  and  again  just  before 
our  arrival.  We  found  seven  Presbyterians — II.  II.  Davis,  re- 
ceived in  1870;  Edward  R.  Learning,  Mrs  Earriei  Learning,  Ja- 
cob Sallady,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Sallady,  Mrs.  M.  M.  Stewart  and  Al- 
bert Thomas,  who  were  received  by  letter  February  16,  1884.  Mr. 
E.  R.  Learning  and  Mr.  Jacob  Sallady  were  ruling  elders.  The 
first  two  were  dismissed  to  Yakima  the  same  year,  and  Mi. 
Thomas  lived  over  near  Wenatchee.  The  M.  E.  ami  Christian 
Churches  occupied  the  school  house  on  alternate  Sabbaths,  but 
made  room  for  us.  The  school  building  had  been  erected  by  sub- 
scriptions and  was  encumbered  with  a  debt  of  $1,300,  the  mort 
gages  being  held  by  Mr.  John  Shoudy,  proprietor  of  the  townsite. 
Mr.  Shoudy  offered  conditionally  upon  the  church  maintaining 
an  academy  in  the  building,  to  turn  the  school  over  to  Presby- 
terian trustees.  With  the  consent  of  those  who  had  given  finan- 
cial aid  from  the  Board  of  Church  Erection  this  was  done,  and 
The  congregation  for  a  long  time  used  a  room  in  the  building  for 
chapel  purposes. 

About  this  time  the  Methodists  built  a  small  church  and  the 
Christians  discontinued  services  in  the  town  and  we  at  once 
launched  the  Ellensburg  Academy  with  Miss  dean  Schnehley.  ;i 
graduate  of  San  Jose  Normal  School,  as  first  teacher.  The 
school  was  a  heavy  financial  burden,  but  was  carried  on  faith 
fully  till  the  State  started  the  Normal  School  by  which  eventu- 
ally the  Academy  was  absorbed." 

Mr.  Laurie  remained  with  the  Ellensburg  church  till  1889,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  was  privileged  to  see  the  church  grow  from 
seven  to  about  one  hundred  members.  After  the  coming  of  the 
railway  in  1886,  growth  was  much  more  rapid,  ami  the  church 


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had  before  it  a  most  hopeful  prospect.  Mr.  Laurie  was  instru- 
mental in  organizing  a  church  at  Tennaway,  now  the  Pisgah 
church  of  Roslyn,  and  he  paved  the  way  for  the  organization  of 
the  church  at  Cle  Eluni,  which  was  accomplished  after  his  de 
parture.  Ellensbnrg  church  has  always  sustained  a  flourishing 
Sunday  School,  and  the  Young  People's  Society  of  the  church, 
which  was  formed  in  1886,  has  been  efficient  and  prosperous 
throughout  its  career. 

The  present  pastor  is  Rev.  W.  A.  Hitchcock,  under  whose  suc- 
cessful ministry  the  reputation  of  the  church  is  being  weli  sus- 
tained. It  is  significant  of  the  growth  of  Presbyterianism  in  the 
State  of  Washington  to  note  that  when  Mr.  Laurie  went  to  Ellens 
burg  there  was  no  Presbyterian  church  north  from  Goldendale  to 
the  British  Columbia  boundary,  nor  west  from  there  to  Seattle, 
nor  east  from  there  to  Spokane.  This  large  territory,  except  the 
part  east  of  the  Columbia  River,  was  included  in  the  Presbytery 
of  Puget  Sound.     A  contrast  with  the  numerous  Presbyteries  oc- 


lirst    Presbyterian  Church,  Ellensburg. 

i  Irganized   July  30.    1879. 


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cupying  thai  territory  today  fully  answers  the  question  "Do  Home 
Missions  pay?" 

The  following  ministers  have  occupied  the  pulpit  for  longer 
or  shorter  periods :  Revs.  J.  L  Folk,  J.  Lamman  Work,  Kenneth 
Duncan,  F.  I>.  Garretson,  A.  M.  Crawford,  F.  B.  Stevenson,  i.  V. 
Milligan  and  A.  F.  McLean. 

The  valuation  <>f  (lie  church  property  is  about  $8,000. 

First  Presbyterian  church  of  North   Yakima, 

In  the  summer  <>f  L884  residents  <»i'  Yakima  City  and  Eureka 
Valley  circulated  a  petition  asking  for  the  organiaztion  of 
churches  at  these  points.  At  the  fall  meeting  of  Puget  Sound 
Presbytery  these  petitions  were  duly  considered  and  the  Pres 
byterial  Missionary  was  authorized  to  look  carefully  over  the 
ground  covered  by  the  petitions  and  be  guided  in  his  course  by 
the  railroad  developments. 

Inasmuch  as  there  was  a  Congregational  Church  already  in 
the  old  town  of  Yakima,  it  was  decided  no1  to  organize  there  at 
that  time,  nor  at  all  "except  Providence  should  open  the  way  un- 
expectedly." 

In  February,  1885,  as  a  result  of  certain  misunderstandings 
between  the  people  of  Old  Town  and  the  Northern  Pacific  Kail 
road  Company,  the  latter  located  the  new  town  four  miles  north 
of  the  former  location.  Pots  in  the  new  town  were  offered  free  to 
those  who  would  build  or  remove  from  Yakima  City,  and  the  re- 
sult was  a  general  exodus  from  the  older  town  to  the  new  one. 

The  pastors  of  the  two  evangelical  churches  of  the  old  city 
publicly  stated,  in  the  press  and  elsewhere,  that  their  churches 
would  not  remove  to  the  new  town. 

The  new  city  plat  was  filed  February  4.  1885,  and  within  a 
few  weeks  several  hundred  people  had  located  without  any 
preaching  services  whatever,  and  with  no  immediate  prospects 
of  any  from  any  denomination. 

The  Rev.  .John  R.  Thompson,  acting  as  Presbyterial  Mission- 
ary for  Washington,  on  March  8,  1885,  opened  religious  services 
and  preached  in  a  large  boarding  lent  kindly  placed  at  his  dis- 
posal by  Mr.  .1.  X.  Shall . 

During  the  following  week  a  conference  was  had  with  the 
signers  of  the  original  petitions  before  mentioned,  and  it  was  de- 


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cided  to  consolidate  as  many  of  them  as  possible  into  one  church 
organization  with  headquarters  in  North  Yakima. 

On  Sabbath,  March  15th,  public  worship  was  again  held  in 
^hull's  tent,  when  a  church  organization  was  effected  with  twen- 
ty-two charter  members,  a  very  large  congregation  witnessing 
the  ceremonies. 

Mr.  Hugh  K.  Sinclair,  who  had  been  ordained  and  served  as 
elder  in  Nova  Scotia,  was  duly  elected  and  installed  ruling- 
elder  of  the  new  organization  on  Sabbath,  March  22,  1885.  Fol- 
lowing is  a  list  of  charter  members-  Robert  Wilson.  Mrs.  Robert 
Wilson,  George  Wilson,  Thomas  Harvie,  David  Harvie,  J.  M. 
Lowrie,  Miss  Lizzie  Lowrie,  Miss  Bell  Lowrie,  James  Ferrell, 
Mrs.  Lizzie  Stanton,  Miss  Mary  O'Neal,  Hugh  K.  Sinclair,  Mrs. 
H.  K.  Sinclair,  Mrs.  Jessie  Sinclair.  John  McPhee,  Mrs.  John  Mc- 
Phee,  J.  T.  Sinclair,  Mrs.  Isabella  Nelson,  Mrs.  Yates,  Mrs.  Par- 
sons, Mrs.  Iinbrie,  Mrs.  Chapman. 

After  organization  it  was  resolved  to  proceed  immediately  to 
build  a  house  of  worship.  A  subscription  list  was  drawn  up  and 
the  sum  of  $883  pledged  before  the  meeting  adjourned. 

The  following  Sabbath  public  worship  was  held  in  the  un- 
finished hotel  of  Mr.  Shull  on  Yakima  Avenue,  the  audience  using 
hymn  books  donated  by  the  Calvary  Church  of  Portland,  Oregon. 
A  building  committee  of  five  was  appointed,  with  the  Rev.  J.  M. 
Thompson  as  chairman. 

During  the  week  following  a  number  of  mechanics  were  em- 
ployed and  a  neat  structure  costing  about  $400  was  erected,  which 
was  ready  for  use  by  Saturday  evening,  though  unfinished  and  un- 
painted.  On  March  28,  1885,  the  first  service  was  held  in  the  new 
edifice  and  it  was  a  time  of  great  rejoicing  to  the  little  flock. 

After  foui'  weeks'  absence  Bro.  Thompson  again  visited  the 
field  and  preached  every  Sabbath  until  the  arrival  of  Rev.  T.  C. 
Armstrong  on  June  15th.  Mr.  Armstrong  was  commissioned  by 
the  Board  of  Home  Missions  in  answer  to  a  request  by  the  congre- 
gation of  North  Yakima  and  contiguous  territory.  Meantime 
plans  for  the  main  auditorium  were  drawn,  bids  were  asked  from 
contractors  and  a  contract  let  on  June  18th  for  a  structure  24x40 
feet  with  tower,  to  Messrs.  Fox  and  Newborn,  the  Board  of 
Church  Erection  promising  help  to  the  extent  of  $500. 

The  congregation  worshipped  in  the  small  frame  structure  un- 
til 1902,  when  the  increasing  audiences  called  for  a  larger  audi- 


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torium,  and  the  present  handsome  stone  structure  was  erected 
during  the  pastorate  of  the  Rev.  F.  L.  Bayden,  D.I).  Again  the 
unprecedented  growth  of  the  city  calls  lor  a  larger  house  of  wor- 
ship and  plans  are  being  discussed  lor  the  enlargement  of  the 
present  structure  to  double  its  capacity. 

Since  the  inception  of  the  work  in  North  Yakima,  the  follow- 
ing ministers  have  served  the  congregation  in  the  order  named: 
Revs.  F.  F  Young,  C.  C.  McCarty,  S.  C.  Head.  \Y.  11.  Cornett,  S. 
II.  Cheadle,  M.  Drew,  J.  H.  Beattie,  J.  M.  Thompson,  J.  H.  < 'on 
dit,  F.  L.  Hayden,  D.D.,  and  the  present  incumbent,  the  Rev.  S.  J. 
Kennedy,  who  was  installed  in  the  spring  of  1908. 

There  is  a  flourishing  mission — the  Westminster — conducted 
in  Modern  Addition  under  the  session  of  the  First  Church.  The 
present  membership  of  the  church  is  about  three  hundred  and 
fifty. 

Bethany  Presbyterian  church,  Seattle. 

This  church  was  started  first  as  a  Sunday  School,  which  met 
in  North  Seattle  November  15,  1885.  The  school  was  superin- 
tended by  Andrew  Conning  until  1887.  In  the  early  part  of  the 
year  1887  a  petition  was  sent  to  Presbytery  asking  for  the  or- 
ganization, and  Presbytery  granted  the  request,  but  on  the  day 
of  meeting  some  of  the  number  thought  they  were  not  yet  ready 
to  go  ahead  with  the  organization,  and  the  Rev.  R.  B.  Dilworth, 
who  was  appointed  to  supply  the  field,  abandoned  the  project, 
but  after  two  months'  time  Rev.  A.  ,T.  Canney  came  to  the  city 
and  learning  of  the  intentions  to  start  a  church,  investigated 
conditions  and  feeling  certain  a  good  work  could  be  done,  en- 
listed the  people  to  resume  work,  promising  to  raise  funds  for  the 
construction  of  a  new  church  building.  The  committee,  consist- 
ing of  Rev.  A.  Marcellus  and  Elder  G.  Willis  Rice,  appointed  by 
Presbytery  to  organize  the  church,  called  a  meeting  for  January 
27,  1888,  at  eight  P.  M.  at  the  home  of  David  Allen,  in  North 
Seattle.  The  members  of  the  committee  were  assisted  by  Rev. 
George  F.  Whitworth,  and  Elder  E.  Calvert,  Mr.  Harry  Whil 
wrorth,  and  Rev.  A.  J.  Canney.  On  account  of  the  night  being 
very  stormy  only  a  few  of  the  twenty  six  who  had  signed  a  peti- 
tion for  a  church  organization  were  present  but  the  organization 
was  formed,  with  the  following  members:  David  Allen,  Mrs. 
Marv   E.  Allen,  Thomas  G.  Wright,  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth   Wright. 


Bethany  Presbyterian   Church,   Seattle. 


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The    church    was    named    the    Second    Presbyterian    Church    <»f 
Seattle. 

The  meeting  adjourned  t<>  meel  a1  Hie  residence  of  Mrs.  Libbie 
Ward,  for  the  purpose  <>l'  perfecting  the  organization.  They  met 
<tn  January  the  29,  1888,  a1  4.30  I*.  .M..  and  the  following  names 
were  added  as  charter  members  i<>  the  organization:  Mrs.  .Man. 
.!.  Bushnell,  .Mrs.  Libbie  Ward,  .Mrs.  .Mary  Green,  .Mrs.  Sarah 
Chatham,  .Mrs.  Helen  Stewart,  Mrs.  Annie  Gillis,  .Mrs.  Margare! 
Bills,  and  Mr.  <  Jharles  Craig. 

The  following  named  officers  were  then  elected:  David  Allen 
and  Thomas  G.  Wright,  elders;  Thomas  G.  Wright,  diaries  Craig 
and  Walter  Graham,  trustees. 

The  congregation  worshipped  in  the  Battery  Street  .Methodist 
Church  until  the  new  building,  which  was  being  erected  was  com- 
pleted. The  Rev.  A.  J.  Canney  was  chosen  as  the  first  supply  and 
entered  into  the  work  with  vigor  and  gathered  funds  with  which 
to  construct  the  new  church  edifice.  On  the  29th  day  of  .March. 
isss,  at  the  home  of  T.  G.  Wright,  the  following  names  were  added 
to  the  roll  as  charter  members:  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Herrick,  .Mrs. 
Agnes  A.  Canney,  Reuben  G.  Crocker,  and  Mrs.  Mary  EL  Crocker. 

Mr.  T.  G.  Wright  resigned  as  elder,  and  Mr.  Reuben  <!. 
Crocker  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy.  On  Sunday,  April  1. 
1888,  the  elders  were  ordained  and  installed. 

The  new  church,  after  a  time,  was  completed,  and  on  the 
29th  day  of  July,  1888,  the  edifice  was  dedicated.  The  church 
has  always  done  a  good  work  under  the  various  pastors,  but  was 
hindered  by  the  shilling  conditions  of  the  population  of  the  field 
The  church  has  now  upward  of  three  hundred  members.  ■:  m 
March  1!>,  1903,  the  name  of  the  Second  Church  was  changed  to 
that  of  the  Bethany  Presbyterian  Church.  In  October,  1907,  the 
new  edifice  of  the  Bethany  Presbyterian  Church  was  dedicated. 
The  building  with  furnishings  costing  ahout  thirty  thousand  dol- 
lars.    It  is  situated  at  the  corner  of  First  North  and  Roy  St  reels. 

The  Bethany  Church  is  now  delightfully  situated  and  is  in 
good  condition  for  work.  All  of  the  auxilliaries  of  the  church  are 
prospering  and  its  progress  is  now  assured.  The  present  pastor. 
W.  A.  Major,  D.I).,  was  graduated  at  Franklin  College  in  1884, 
attended  [Tnion  Seminary  in  1884-5,  and  was  graduated  at  Lane 
Seminary,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1887.  He  organized  the  Calvary 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Cincinnati  and  was  its  pastor  from  May. 


Rev.  W.  A.  Major,  I>.  I>. 


1U-I 


Histovy  of  Ha   Synod  of  Washington 


L887,  i  ill  June,  L803 ;  aud  i  tie  pastor  of  the  Bethany  ( 'hurch,  Seal 
tie,  for  nearly  sixteen  years. 

This  church  was  served  by  Revs.  A.  .).  Canney,  January  29, 
1.888  March  24,  1889;   Benjamin    Parsons,  .lane  .">,    L889-June   1, 
1891;  W.  W.  Coe,  October  1,  I89l-Augus1  29,  L892;  Kenneth  Dun 
can,  October  1,  1892-Fehruary  19,  1893;  W.  A.  Major,  I  >.!>..  An 


gusl 


L893. 


REV.    i:h;\.l.\MI.\     I'AHSOXS,    li.li. 


The  Synod  of  Washington  sustained  a  severe  loss  in  the  death 
ol  Rev.  Benjamin  Parsons,  I ).!).,  who  peacefully  fell  on  sleep 
February  19,  1908,  at  the  ripe  age  of  eighty-two  years. 

lie  died  in  the  harness,  notwithstanding  his  old  age,  lor  the 
day  previous  to  his  departure  he  was  actively  engaged  in  coin 
pleting  arrangements  for  a  missionary  rally  to  be  held  in  Seattle. 
For  years  he  had  been  deeply  interested  in  advancing  the  mission- 


Rev,  Benjamin  Parsons,  I>.  O. 


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ary  cause  in  the  Synod  and  was  largely  instrumental  in  securing 
the  appointment  of  a  Pacific  Coast  Secretary  of  the  Foreign 
Mission  Board. 

Dr.  Parsons  was  born  in  Bloomfield,  N.  J.,  January  6,  1826, 
and  was  graduated  from  Yale  College  in  the  class  of  1850,  and 
from  the  East  Windsor  (now  Hartford)  Theological  Seminary 
in  1854.  During  the  same  year  he  was  married  and  sailed  for 
Asiatic  Turkey  as  a  missionary  to  the  Armenians. 

After  laboring  several  years  in  the  foreign  field  he  returned  to 
this  country. 

In  1889  he  moved  to  Seattle  and  immediately  became  pastor 
of  the  Bethany  Presbyterian  Church,  and  later  served  other 
churches  to  the  close  of  his  life. 


The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Aberdeen. 

The  following  committee  of  the  Presbytery  of  Olympia  or- 
ganized this  church  on  March  18,  1888:  Kevs.  H.  F.  White  and 
T.  M.  Gunn,  D.D.,  the  Synodical  Missionary  and  Ruling  Elders, 
S.  W.  Smith  and  J.  R.  Walker.  The  charter  membership  was 
composed  of  twelve  persons. 

Mr.  J.  R.  Walker  was  elected  as  its  first  ruling  elder  and 
Messrs.  J.  M.  Weatlierwax,  A.  J.  West,  and  William  McKay  were 
chosen  trustees. 


First   Presbyterian  Church  of  Aberdeen. 


Rev.   E.   K.    rricharri. 


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The  first  house  of  worship  \v;is  creeled  in  ilie  spring  of  1885 
and  for  three  years  ii  was  used  for  religions  services,  either  union 
or  denominational  by  ;ill  denominations,  as  ii  was  the  tirsi  and 
only  edifice  of  its  kind  in  the  place. 

The  following  ministers  have  served  as  stated  supplies  from 
the  spring  of  L888  to  thai  of  1901  :  Revs.  J.  A.  Hanna  and  J.  T. 
Glover  for  one  year  each,  Rev.  A.  II.  Lackey,  I  >.  D.  two  years, 
Rev.  .1.  R.  Thompson,  D.  !>.,  and  Rev.  II.  D.  ( 'raw  lord. 

The  present  pastor,  Rev.  E.  R.  Prichard,  began  his  pastorate 
on  September  1.  1902.  lie  was  graduated  from  the  State  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota  and  the  Union  Theological  Seminary  of 
New  York.  He  labored  six  years  in  North  Dakota,  was  pastor  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Albany.  Oregon,  for  nine  years  and 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Puyallup,  Washington,  tor  eighl 
years. 

Soon  alter  his  arrival  in  Aberdeen  the  second  church  edifice 
was  built  and  on  November  16,  1902,  it  was  dedicated.  At  the 
time,  this  .structure  was  deemed  sufficiently  large  lor  years  to 
come,  but  about  the  same  time  the  rapid  growth  of  the  city  be- 
gan and  it  was  soon  evident  that  a  larger  and  better  equipped 
building  was  necessary  if  the  church  would  keep  pace  with  the 
advance  of  the  city  and  the  demands  of  the  constantly  increasing 
congregation.  Additional  ground  was  purchased  and  the  build 
ing  was  sold  and  removed.  The  erection  of  the  present  sanctu- 
ary was  commenced  in  August,  1907,  and  it  was  dedicated  on 
May  ::,  1908. 

Some  believe  that  this  is  the  finest  ami  most  modern  church 
edifice  on  Grays  Harbor.  In  size  and  finish  it  has  but  one  close 
competitor  namely,  that  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Hoquiam. 

The  Presbyterians  are  acknowledged  to  be  the  most  progres 
sive  builders  of  the  Harbor  denominations  as  well  as  the  pio- 
neers. 

This  plant,  including  the  manse,  is  valued  at  $30,000.  The 
present  membership  is  nearly  two  hundred. 

The  Calvary  Presbyterian  Church,  Seattle. 

On  March  1,  1889,  Rev.  A.  .1.  Canney  commenced  work  on  this 
field,  and  April  12th  the  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound  appointed  a 


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Rev.   A.  J.   Canney  and   (he  Typo   of   Churches   Built   by   Him   in   and  about   Seattle. 


committee  consisting  of  Rev.  W.  B.  Lee,  I).  !>..  Rev.  G.  F.  Whit- 
worth,  I).  I).,  Rev.  E.  W.  Brown,  and  Rev.  A.  J.  Canney  to  organ- 
ize a  church  if  the  way  be  clear. 

On  April  20,  1889,  a  meeting  was  held  in  a  school  house,  when 
the  chairman  of  the  committee  pleached  a  sermon  on  the  subject 


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of  "The  Eldership/'  and  i lit*  organization  was  effected.  The  fol- 
lowing persons  became  the  charter  members  and  they  adopted 
the  name  The  Calvary  Presbyterian  Church  of  Seattle  as  the 
name  of  their  church:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Singleton,  Mrs.  W.  F. 
Thomas,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  IT.  McDermid,  .Mrs.  \V.  T.  Ivey,  Mrs.  A.  L. 
Hall,  Mrs.  Alexander  Anderson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  M.  Allen,  Miss 
Helen  L.  Allen,  Pliny  L.  Allen,  and  Laura  M.  Castle  i  13). 

Mr.  R.  F.  Singleton  was  elected  as  ruling  elder  and  duly  or- 
dained and  installed  as  such.  Services  were  held  in  the  school 
house  and  in  the  residence  of  Rev.  E.  B.  Sutton  until  a  church 
edifice  was  built  on  the  corner  of  24th  Avenue  South  and  King 
Street.  A  Sabbath  school  was  also  organized.  The  sanctuary 
was  completed  and  dedicated  in  the  fall  of  1889. 

The  following  ministers  have  served  the  church:  Rev.  A.  J. 
Canney,  to  March,  1890;  Rev.  B.  Bigler,  from  July,  1890,  to  De- 
cember 1,  1890;  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Boyd  was  called  as  pastor  and 
acted  as  such  until  October,  1892.  For  a  year  or  more  the  church 
was  supplied  by  several  ministers.  Rev.  B.  D.  Sinclair  was  pas 
tor  from  January,  1893,  to  March  1,  1894.  Rev.  S.  J.  Kennedy 
until  the  close  of  1895,  and  Rev.  Donald  Ross  from  March  24. 
1896,  to  January,  1902.  Rev.  Donald  Ross,  D.D.,  was  born  at 
Pictou,  Nova  Scotia,  April  15,  1833,  and  received  his  education  at 
Queen's  University,  Kingston,  entering  the  ministry  at  the  age  of 
twenty-seven,  in  the  active  service  of  which  he  remained  almost 
continuously  up  to  his  retirement  four  years  before  his  death. 
He  served  the  churches  of  Vaughan,  Fingal,  Dundee  and  Lamas 
ter  in  Canada,  during  a  period  of  nearly  twenty  live  years. 
About  1880  he  accepted  an  appointment  as  missionary  to  the 
Saskatachewan  region,  but  because  of  ill  health  he  was  compelled 
to  abandon  his  effort  to  reach  his  mission  field.  Shortly  after  he 
Took  up  ministerial  work  in  Fon-du-Lac,  Wisconsin,  only  to  lay  it 
down  again  in  about  a  year  on  account  of  ill  health.  He  next  be- 
came the  financial  agent  of  the  Lake  Forest  University,  but  after 
two  years  it  became  apparent  that  his  health  needed  a  change  of 
climate;  accordingly  he  moved  to  the  Pacific  Coast.  Here  he  re- 
gained much  of  his  former  strength  and  re-entered  his  chosen 
profession.  He  served  acceptably  a  number  of  churches  in  the 
synod.  He  was  a  fine  scholar,  an  able  preacher  of  the  word,  a  firm 
friend,  and  he  possessed  many  excellent  traits  of  character.     The 


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Rev.   Donald   Boss,   I>.   I). 

present  pastor  began  his  labors  in  April,  1902,  when  a  call  was  ex- 
tended to  Rev.  David  Blyth  and  accepted  by  him. 

The  church  has  a  membership  of  17r»  and  is  doing  a  good  work 
in  its  Women's  Societies,  Young  People's  Societies  and  Sabbath 
School.  It  has  a  valuable  new  lot  on  the  corner  of  24th  Avenue 
and  Fir  Street.  It  also  has  plans  for  a  handsome  brick  building 
and  hopes  to  do  a  larger  work  in  the  future  in  caring  for  the 
increasing  population. 

The  Welsh  Presbyterian  Church.  Seattle. 


The  first  records  of  this  church  were  lost  by  tire,  but  it  was 
organized  in  1S89  by  (he  late  Rev.  Benjamin  F.  Parsons,  who 
gave  it  much  valuable  aid  and  encouragement.  Rev.  George  F. 
Whitworth  was  an  ardent  supporter  of  the  Welsh  work.     Rev. 


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Welsh  Presbyterian  Church,  Seattle. 

John  M.  Hughes  was  its  first  pastor  and  lie  served  the  church  as 
such  for  five  years,  from  1889  to  the  fall  of  1894. 

Rev.  W.  R.  Edwards  took  charge  of  the  work,  but  after  a  few 
months  relinquished  it.  Mr.  William  Davis  was  the  next  supply, 
but  his  health  failed  and  he  died  in  the  field.  Rev,  Owen  Jones 
was  called  to  the  pastorate  from  Oakland,  California.  He  Avas 
succeeded  by  Rev.  J.  Vincent  Jones,  who  was  pastor  from  1903 
to  1905,  and  on  his  departure  the  first  and  the  present  pastor  was 
recalled  from  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church,  Emporia,  Kan. 
When  he  returned  in  1905  he  found  but  forty-two  members.  At 
present  there  are  one  hundred  and  forty-six. 

A  new  sanctuary  was  erected  in  190G  and  1907,  on  the  corner 
of  10th  Avenue  and  East  John  Street,  and  dedicated  on  July  21st 
of  the  latter  year.  A  six-room  modern  house  has  been  built  for 
the  janitor,  and  a  lot  adjoining-  secured  for  the  manse.  The 
present  valuation  of  the  property  is  estimated  at  $30,000.  The 
indebtedness  is  small.  The  church  came  to  self-support  last  year. 
The  first  elders  of  the  church  were  R.  H.  Parry,  I).  O.  Davies,  H. 
T.  Williams  and  Owen  Thomas. 


The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Sedro-Woolley. 

Revs.  B.  K.  McElmon  and  John  R.  Thompson,  1).  !>.,  organ- 
ized the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Sedro  on  February  4,  1890,  with 


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seven  charter  members.  The  lirsi  service  was  held  in  ;i  building 
which  was  being  fitted  up  for  a  saloon.  There  was  do  school 
house  or  town  hall  in  the  place.  A  temporary  sanctuary  called 
i he  Tabernacle  was  soon  buill  ami  used  for  more  than  a  year, 
when  a  permanent  church  edifice  was  erected.  The  Tabernacle 
was  22  feet  by  .'Ml  feet,  and  the  floor  and  walls  were  made  of 
rough  lumber.  The  sides  were  six  I'eet  high  and  the  roof  was  of 
canvas,  which  admitted  sufficient  lighl  so  that  windows  were  not 
necessary.  The  church  was  occasionally  supplied  by  Rev.  Mr. 
McElmon  Tor  six  months,  until  Rev.  E.  N.  Raymond  was  ap- 
pointed to  (he  field,  and  he  labored  in  it  from  August  1,  L890,  to 
March  1,  1892. 

In  April,  1891,  the  House  of  Hope  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Woolley  was  organized  with  seven  members  by  Revs.  E.  X.  Ray 
mond  and  W.  A.  Mackey  and  Elder  John  A.  Kellogg.  Other 
ministers  serving  these  two  churches  were  Rev.  Richard  X.  Toms. 
1892-1893;  Rev.  Murdock  Robertson,  '93'94;  Rev.  Donald  Ross, 
from  April,  '94,  to  October,  '95,  and  Rev.  F.  J.  Edmunds.  Feb- 
ruary 5,  '96,  to  August  1,  '96.  It  was  during  the  term  of  service 
of  Mr.  Edmunds  that  the  churches  were  united  bv  the  action  of 


First    Presbyterian  Church  of  Sedro-Woolley. 


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113 


the  Presbytery  in  dismissing  the  members  of  the  House  of  Hope 
Church  to  that  of  Sedro  Church,  and  changing  the  name  to  that 
of  Sedro-Woolley  Presbyterian  Church. 

Those  serving  it  were  Rev.  Arthur  B.  Cort,  September  1,  '96, 
to  October  1,  '97;  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Gunn,  S.  M.,  for  two  months  in 
'98;  Rev.  B.  F.  Miller,  September  1,  '98,  to  March  31,  1901;  Rev. 
George  H.  Haystead,  January  12,  1902,  to  April  15,  1906,  and  the 
present  pastor.  Rev.  F.  G.  Strange,  I).  I).,  from  May  1,  190*;. 

Union  evangelistic  services  were  held  during  the  winter  of 
1907  and  1908,  and  a  large  number  were  added  to  the  church. 
During  the  past  year  twenty  four  new  members  were  received 
and  twenty-five  baptisms  administered.  The  present  membership 
is  one  hundred  and  twenty-six.  The  church  attained  self  support 
two  years  ago  and  is  now  paying  the  last  indebtedness  on  The 
manse. 

The  house  of  worship  was  moved  to  its  present  location  in 


Rev.  F,  G.  Strange,  D.  D. 


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L895  and  enlarged.    New  pews  are  now  being  installed  and  other 
improvements  made.    The  town  is  growing  and  the  prospects  of 
the  church  arc  bright.     !>r.  Strange  lias  accomplished  an  exec] 
lent   work   in  this  field. 

Allocortex  Presbyterian  Church. 

In  the  fall  of  L889  Rev.  .lames  Laurie  thai  venerable  and  es- 
teemed father  of  churches,  came  to  the  village  of  Anacortes  with 
the  intention  of  making  his  home  there.  He  found  a  few  Presby- 
terians ami  led  them  to  formulate  a  petition  to  the  Presbytery, 
asking  for  organization  into  a  church.  There  was  in  Anacortes 
at  the  time  a  Congregational  church  of  three  or  loin-  mem  Iters. 
thoroughly  disheartened,  and,  according  to  their  pastor's  state 
ment,  about  to  disband.  The  petition  asking  for  a  Presbyterian 
organization  was  favorably  entertained  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Puget  Sound,  and  the  church  was  organized  .March  t.  1890,  by 
Rev.  Dr.  Parsons  and  Rev.  -lames  Lourie.     The  charter  members 


Westminster  Church.   Anacortes. 


The  Later  Churches  115 

were  C.  R.  Donnell,  Mrs.  -Jennie  Donnell,  Mrs.  Maggie  Foster, 
Mrs.  Maggie  Gray,  and  Mr.  Crawford.  C.  K.  Donnell  was  elected 
elder.  Rev.  A.  C.  Foster  was  sent  by  the  Board  of  Home  Missions 
to  be  the  first  pulpit  supply  of  the  new  church.  After  two  years 
of  good  work  Mr.  Foster  resigned  and  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  F. 
M.  Gemmill.  A  complete  breakdown  of  Mr.  Genimill's  health 
compelled  his  resignation  within  six  months,  and  following  him 
Rev.  Donald  Ross  supplied  the  church  for  one  year.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded in  turn  by  a  licentiate.  Mr.  Fraser,  a  man  of  unusual  evan- 
gelistic power,  who,  after  a  short  pastorate,  went  to  California. 
Then  came  Mr.  Fordney,  who  had  recently  been  received  from 
the  Congregational  Church.  Later  pastors  have  been  Rev.  C.  J. 
Oodsman,  whose  good  work  was  attended  by  many  additions  to 
the  membership.  Rev.  W.  A.  Stevenson.  Ph.  D.,  his  successor, 
stirred  up  the  people  to  build  a  manse  and  did  faithful  pastoral 
work,  as  evidenced  by  the  growth  and  efficiency  of  the  church 
while  under  his  charge.  Dr.  Stevenson  having  been  called  to 
( 5herry  Street  Church  in  Seattle,  Rev.  H.  T.  Michelmore  became 
pastor  and  brought  the  church  to  self-support.  On  Mr.  Mitchel- 
more's  withdrawal  the  church  called  its  present  pastor,  Rev.  E. 
M.  Calvin,  from  Illinois. 

The  church  was  built  in  1898  and  dedicated  by  Rev.  T.  M. 
Gunn,  D.  D.,  Superintendent  of  Missions.  It  has  since  been  ex- 
tensively remodeled  and  improved.  The  first  service  in  the  town 
was  held  in  the  home  of  Amos  Bowman,  founder  of  the  city, 
which  he  named  Anacortes  in  honor  of  his  wife,  Annie  Curtis. 
The  church  occupies  a  large  place  in  the  district  in  which  it  is 
located,  and  has  an  assured  future  before  it. 

Presbyterian  Church  of  South  Bend. 

On  January  11,  1891,  this  church  was  organized  after  religious 
services  held  in  the  M.  F.  Church,  by  Revs.  R.  N.  Toms  and  L.  R. 
Smith.  The  charter  members  numbered  ten,  and  Messrs.  H.  R. 
McNiel  and  J.  Johnston  were  elected  as  elders. 

The  following  pastors  have  served  the  church :  Rev.  L.  R. 
Smith,  January  11,  1891.  to  June  1,  1892:  Rev.  H.  Elwell,  Sep 
lember  2,  1892,  to  August,  1891 ;  Rev.  A.  R.  H.  Parker,  September 
1,  1894,  to  January,  1897:  Rev.  Robt.  Arkley,  June  6,  1897,  to 
August,  1899,  and  Rev.  A.  B.  Cort,  August  1,  1899,  to  April,  1901. 


First   Presbyterian   Churcb,  South   Bend. 


Kev.   (J.    William    H.   Smith,    I).    I). 


The  Later  Churches  117 

The  church  was  supplied  for  two  years  with  occasional  preaching, 
and  Rev.  Milo  B.  Louglen  was  pastor  from  June  18,  1908,  to  April 
15,  1904.  A  student,  Mr.  Green,  was  supply  for  a  few  months. 
The  present  pastor,  Rev.  G.  W.  H.  Smith,  D.  D.,  was  called  to  this 
field  on  November  17,  1907,  and  installed  April  11,  1909. 

During  the  first  pastorate  a  house  of  worship  was  erected  and 
it  was  dedicated  free  of  debt  in  November,  1891,  and  under  the 
present  pastor  the  church  membership  was  doubled  the  first  year, 
and  a  new,  commodious  and  well-appointed  sanctuary  has  been 
built  at  the  cost  of  over  $4,000.  It  contains  a  concrete  basement 
with  kitchen,  assembly  room  and  pastor's  study,  a  large  audi- 
torium, parlors,  good  Sabbath  School  room,  with  class  rooms 
separate,  session  room,  and  a  gallery.  It  has  a  new  reed  organ, 
a  fine  piano,  and  an  excellent  Carnagie  pipe  organ  is  being  in- 
stalled. The  windows  are  of  cathedral  plate  glass.  All  free  of 
debt.  A  new  manse  is  in  course  of  construction,  and  when  this 
is  completed  the  plant  will  be  worth  $10,000.  The  Sabbath  School 
is  a  most  hopeful  feature  and  is  blessed  with  excellent  leadership 
and  teaching  force.  The  church  is  in  a  prosperous  condition, 
both  financially  and  spiritually,  and  the  people  are  both  hopeful 
and  thankful. 

The  Presbyterian   Church  of  Kettle  Falls. 

Rev.  Charles  F.  Goss,  D.  D.,  now  pastor  of  the  Avondale  Pres- 
byterian Church  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  organized  this  church  in 
May,  1891.  During  the  summer  of  the  same  year  Dr.  Goss  was 
instrumental  in  erecting  a  church  edifice  and  personally  secured 
the  greater  part  of  the  money  for  the  same  in  the  East.  The 
sanctuary  is  a  neat  frame  building  on  a  stone  foundation,  car- 
peted, seated  with  chairs,  having  colored  glass  windows,  and 
a  good  piano. 

The  following  ministers  have  served  the  church:  Rev.  C.  P. 
Goss,  about  two  years;  Rev.  John  McMillan,  May,  1898,  to  Jan- 
uary, 1894 ;  Rev.  George  L.  Deffenbaugh,  April,  1894,  to  Novem- 
ber, 1895;  Rev.  W.  C.  Beebe,  November,  1895.  to  November,  1896; 
Rev.  T.  C.  Armstrong,  November,  1890,  to  November,  1897;  Rev. 
George  H.  Haystead,  April,  1S98,  to  April,  1900;  Rev.  L.  E.  Jes 
seph,  April,  1900,  to  December  15,  1905,  when  he  was  called  to 
his  reward.  Rev.  Eadie  came  in  May.  1906,  but  remained  only 
four  months. 


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Kelllc   Kails  Presbyterian  Church. 

The  present  pastor,  Rev.  A.  M.  McClain,  assumed  charge  in 
December,  100(5.  After  laboring  a  few  months  he  was  unani- 
mously called  to  the  pastorate,  and  was  installed  on  September 
24,  1007.  Since  his  coming  the  church  has  made  substantial 
growth.  Over  seventy  members  have  been  added.  The  Sabbath 
School  has  an  enrollment  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five.  The 
benevolent  offerings  have  been  large.  The  Ladies'  Aid  Society 
has  done  efficient  service,  and  during  the  year  a  thriving  Chris- 
iinn   Endeavor  Society  has  been  organized. 


The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Everett. 

BY    Ml!.  JOHN   .M'l{AK. 

This  church  was  organized  in  December,  1801.  The  meeting, 
which  was  presided  over  by  Rev.  Thomas  MacGuire,  D.  P.,  was 
held  in  a  real  estale  office,  as  there  was,  up  to  that  time,  no  public 
hall  or  other  suitable  place  for  such  a  meeting.  Although  the 
city  was  only  at  its  inception.  Dr.  MacGuire  saw  the  future  pos- 
sibilities of  the  place,  and  with  the  zeal  and  earnestness  which 


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First  Church,  Everett. 

Erected  in   1892. 


Rev.   W.   Edward  McLeod,  D.  D. 

Present    Pastor. 


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characterized  this  veteran  servani  of  the  Lord,  he  a1  once  con 
suited  property  owners,  who  donated  the  site,  and  found  many 
friends,  who  gave  toward  the  erection  of  a  place  of  worship. 
Rev.  J.  W.  Dorrance  and  Elder  John  McRae,  of  Snohomish,  ;is 
sisted  ai  the  organization,  and  as  Mr.  McRae  intended  to  move 
to  Everetl  in  the  near  future,  he  was  elected  the  first  elder  in 
the  new  church.  He  subsequently  became  Clerk  of  Session,  which 
position  he  still  fills. 

The  church  started  with  sixteen  charter  members,  and  Dr. 
MacGuire  agreed  to  serve  as  pastor  for  the  first  year.  After  this 
year  of  service  he  was  appointed  pastor-at-large  in  the  Presbytery 
of  Puget  Sound,  and  Rev.  Robert  Liddell  became  pastor  in  April, 
1893,  and  continued  as  such  until  duly,  1894,  when  he  resigned, 
and  in  October  of  the  same  year  Rev.  II.  A.  Mullen  became  pastor. 
In  March,  1805,  Mr.  Mullen  was  compelled  to  resign  the  charge, 
owing  to  ill  health,  greatly  regretted  by  the  congregation,  and 
Rev.  Thomas  Coyle,  who  was  then  a  young  man  from  the  semin- 
ary and  stated  supply  at  Wenatchee,  was  called  to  the  pastorate 
of  the  Everett  church,  which  call  he  accepted  in  November,  1895, 
and  remained  the  faithful  pastor  of  the  church  until  May,  1903, 
a  period  of  over  seven  years.  Mr.  Coyle  resigned  to  carry  out  a 
long-cherished  wish  of  engaging  in  missionary  work  in  Alaska. 
Tn  September  of  this  year  a  unanimous  call  was  extended  to  Rev. 
Herbert  Thomson  of  Pasadena,  California,  which  call  he  ac- 
cepted. Mr.  Thomson's  ministry  was  greatly  blessed  to  the 
church,  and  he  was  dearly  loved  by  the  congregation,  but  in  Sep 
tember,  1008,  after  being  pastor  for  five  years,  he  was  compelled 
to  resign  so  that  he  might  have  opportunity  to  regain  his  im- 
paired health,  by  a  rest  from  ministerial  labors.  The  church 
extended  a  call  in  December  of  the  same  year  to  Rev.  W.  E.  Me 
Leod,  D.  !).,  of  El  Paso,  Texas,  which  was  accepted,  and  l>r. 
McLeod  is  now  pastor  of  the  church.  During  the  first  four 
months  of  his  ministry  sixty-one  additions  were  made  to  the 
church,  thirty-six  of  these  being  made  on  confession  of  faith. 

The  church  is  now  in  the  eve  of  starling  the  erection  of  a  brick 
church  to  cost,  complete,  $30,000.  The  report  to  Presbytery  at  the 
fall  meeting  showed  a  membership  in  good  standing  of  321.  The 
church  lately  completed  a  new  mission  Sunday  School  building, 
costing  $000,  erected  on  a  lot  costing  $750.  The  Sunday  School 
enrollment  at  church  and  mission  is  331. 


The  Later  Churches  121 

The  church  has  in  view  the  starting  of  another  mission  in  the 
north  end  of  the  city  in  the  near  future. 

Eev.  TV.  Edward  MeLeod,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Canada,  near 
Sherbrooke,  Province  of  Quebec,  coining  to  the  United  States 
when  fourteen  years  old.  After  being  educated  in  school  and 
college,  he  graduated  from  McCormick  Seminary.  Chicago,  in 
1890.  While  in  Chicago  he  started  a  mission  and  from  it  organ- 
ized the  Millard  Avenue  Presbyterian  Church,  staying  with  them 
as  pastor  two  years,  when  he  accepted  a  call  to  Iowa.  There  he 
built  churches  at  Chester  and  Estherville;  one  costing  $3,000,  and 
the  other  $32,000.  For  two  years  he  was  chairman  of  the  evange- 
listic work  of  the  Synod  of  Iowa,  and  in  1904  was  honored  with 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  by  Buena  Vista  College.  In  1905 
he  accepted  a  call  to  El  Paso,  Texas,  where  he  built  a  church  cost- 
ing $70,000,  resigning  to  accept  the  call  to  Everett,  Wash.,  De- 
cember, 1908. 

Westminster  Presbyterian  Church,  Seattle. 

BY   J.   B.   EAGLESOX,   M.   D. 

After  careful  and  prayerful  consideration  of  the  matter  for 
some  Aveeks,  by  certain  persons  who  had  withdrawn  their  letters 
from  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  same  city,  the  West- 
minster Presbyterian  Church  of  Seattle,  Washington,  was  organ- 
ized at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  J.  II.  Macdonald,  on  the  corner  of 
Terry  Avenue  and  Spring  Street,  on  the  evening  of  February  12, 
1896,  by  a  committee  appointed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Puget 
Sound  for  that  purpose,  consisting  of  Kev.  Calvin  W.  Stewart, 
1).  D.,  chairman;  Rev.  Monroe  Drew,  and  Elder  Ephriam  Cal 
vert.  The  Rev.  Donald  Ross  and  Rev.  John  McMillan  were  also 
present  as  visitors. 

The  articles  of  incorporation  of  the  Westminster  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Seattle,  Washington,  were  reported  by  the  committee 
on  the  same,  and  adopted  February  25,  1896,  at  which  time  the 
following  trustees  were  elected:  A.  Robinson,  J.  B.  C.  Lock 
wood,  C.  J.  Smith,  Win.  W.  Calhoun,  Frank  A.  Steele,  E.  L.  Mc- 
Allister and  William  Campbell. 

The  three-year  rotary  system  was  adopted  for  its  eldership  and 
the  following  ruling  elders  were  chosen  at  this  and  the  previous 
meeting,  viz. :     I;.  T.  Turner,  R.  II.  Thompson,  E.  S.  Osborne,  J. 


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B.  Ragleson,  A.  Myers  and  G.  A.  Virtue.  .Mi-.  K.  II.  Thompson 
was  chosen  Clerk  of  the  Session.  E.  s.  Osborne  treasurer,  and  L. 
T.  Turner  chairman  <>r  the  prayer  meeting  committee.  .Mr.  G.  A. 
Virtue  was  chosen  superintendenl  of  Sunday  School,  .Mrs.  Ida 
Bush  was  chosen  assistant  superintendenl  and  m  charge  of  the 
primary  department.  Mr.  A  .M.  Young  was  elected  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  schools.  Mrs.  E.  L.  McAllister  was  appoint 
ed  precentor,  with  power  to  organize  a  choir.  .Mr.  I,.  G.  Pattullo 
was  selected  i<>  organize  a  V.  I*.  S.  C.  E. 

It  was  decided  that  the  church  should  not  ask  the  Heine  Mis 
sion  Board  for  any  assistance  but  that  it  should  he  self-support- 
ing from  the  beginning.  The  church  secured  Prosch's  Hall  on 
Ninth  Avenue,  between  Cherry  and  James  Streets,  for  the  use  of 
its  Sunday  and  mid-week  services,  at  which  place  the  firsl  celebra- 
tion of  the  Lord's  Supper  was  held,  Sunday  morning.  March  8, 
1896,  with  the  Rev.  S.  C.  Head  acting  as  moderator. 

At  this  time  the  church  had  enrolled  one  hundred  and  two 
;  102  >  members  all  but  four  of  whom  had  come  by  letter  from  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Seattle. 

During  the  few  months  following  the  organization  of  the 
church  its  pulpit  was  filled  by  the  Rev.  .Monroe  Drew  of  North 
Yakima,  Washington;  Rev.  Charles  .Jacobs,  of  .Michigan,  and 
Rev.  Hugh  W.  Gilchrist,  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  together  with  Rev. 
Thomas  MacGuire,  of  Seattle,  and  other  local  ministers.  The 
officers  and  members  were  soon  fully  convinced  that,  as  the  church 
was  prospering  both  spiritually  and  temporally,  a  pastor  should 
be  chosen  to  administer  to  them  regularly.  A  congregational 
meeting  was  called  for  this  purpose  duly  7,  1896,  when  it  was 
decided  unanimously  to  extend  a  call  to  the  Rev.  Hugh  W.  Gil- 
christ, of  Gettysburg,  Pa.  The  call  was  accepted  and  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Gilchrist  was  installed  as  the  first  pastor  of  Westminster 
Presbyterian  Church,  Tuesday,  October  20,  L896,  at  which  meet- 
ing the  Rev.  Thomas  MacGuire  was  moderator. 

The  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  A.  L.  Hutchinson.  D.  D. 
The  charge  to  the  pastor  was  given  by  Rev.  George  P.  Whitworth, 
D.  D.  The  charge  to  the  people  was  given  by  Rev.  Donald  Ross. 
During  the  pastorate  of  Rev  Gilchrist  the  church  continued  to 
prosper,  and  grew  from  114  to  over  400  members,  and  built  up  a 
Sunday  School  numbering  over  500. 


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The  congregation  having  outgrown  I  he  capacity  of  Prosch's 
Hall,  moved  to  a  larger  one — the  Morris  Hall,  at  the  corner  of 
Ninth  Avenue  and  Yesler  Way.  where  I  he  services  were  held  un- 
til the  church's  own  house  of  worship  was  completed  at  the  cor 
ner  of  Broadway  and  East  Columbia  Sireet.  This  building, 
which  is  still  used  by  the  chinch,  was  dedicated  Easter  morning, 
April  3,  1899. 

In  order  that  the  church  should  not  be  burdened  with  huge 
debts  or  mortgages  on  the  properly,  it  was  decided  that  no  mort- 
gages should  ever  be  granted  without  the  consent  of  three-fourths 
of  the  membership  of  the  church. 

Mission  Sunday  Schools  were  planted  at  Lane  Street.  Bethel 
(now  Franklin  Avenue  Church),  and  Woodland  Park.  The  Lane 
Street  school  Avas  organized  into  a  church  October  1,  1901.  The 
"Men's  Shelter"  work  at  Jefferson  Hall  was  also  organized  and 
successfully  carried  out  for  several  years. 

Rev.  Hugh  W.  Gilchrist  resigned  as  pastor  of  the  Westminster 
Church  July  25  191)2,  to  accept  a  professorship  in  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Theological  Seminary. 

Rev.  James  Marquis  Wilson.  !).  1).,  of  Boulder,  Col.,  was  iu- 


•r    l'resbj  terinn    Church.    Seattle. 


Rev.  James  .Marquis  Wilson,  D.  D. 


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stalled  as  the  second  pastor  of  the  church  December  15,  L902,  and 

lias  wry  ably  carried  on  the  work  which  had  been  so  successfully 
started  by  Rev.  Gilchrist; 

Al  ) lu*  presenl  time  the  church  lias  a  total  membership  of  710. 
There  is  a  flourishing  home  Sunday  School  and  three  mission 
schools,  with  a  total  enrollmenl  of  nearly  750. 

In  addition  to  the  pastor,  Rev.  Dr.  Wilson,  the  (lunch  lias 
two  home  mission  pastors,  Rev.  Dr.  I  >.  ( ).  Bean,  at  the  Woodland 
Park  Chapel,  and  Rev.  -lames  la-vine,  at  Qnilcene.  Washington; 
a  Freedman  pastor,  Rev.  Sumpter  Gregg,  at  Palatka,  Florida, 
and  a  foreign  mission  pastor,  Rev.  Charles  E.  Roth,  at  Leyte, 
Philippine  Islands.  .Miss  E.  A.  Southmayd  conducts  Bible  study 
classes  at  the  home  church,  and  also  at  the  mission  schools.  In 
addition  to  the  home  work,  aid  is  given  to  Bible  teachers  and 
mission  schools  in  China,  India,  Laos.  Alaska  Indians,  Freed- 
man schools,  and  one  Japanese  Bible  student. 

During;  the  past  church  year  the  congregation  has  paid  out 
for  current  expenses  over  $7,000,  while  during  the  same  period  it 
has  given  for  home  and  foreign  missions,  the  other  church  hoards 
and  benevolent  purposes,  various  sums  amounting  to  over  $10,000. 

Owing  to  the  cramped  quarters  in  the  old  church  building,  a 
joint  committee  from  the  session  and  deacons  was  recently  ap- 
pointed for  the  purpose  of  locating  lots  for  a  new  site  on  which 
the  congregation  may  erect  a  "Greater  Westminster"  church, 
where  the  work  of  the  organization  can  continue  to  grow  as  it  has 
done  in  the  past. 

The  First  Presbyterian  church  of  No,  Idaho. 

This  church  was  organized  June  20,  1902,  Rev.  J.  C.  Temple 
ton  and  Rev.  J.  A.  Hedges  being  the  organizers.  There  were  four- 
teen charter  members,  as  follows:  3.  G.  Lenz,  M.  D.,  Mrs.  J.  (1. 
Lenz,  Mrs.  Huldah  Mahon,  Mrs.  Cinda  Jackson,  Mrs.  Lillie 
Leggett,  Mrs.  James  Wheat,  Will  Wheat,  Mr.  A.  T.  Page,  Mrs. 
Loretta  Page,  Florence  Page,  Grace  Page.  Elmer  Howerton.  Mr. 
<;.  E.  Tatko  and  Mrs.  C.  S.  Tatko. 

The  following  have  been  elders:  Mr.  A.  T.  Page,  Mr.  M.  M. 
Walters,  William  A.  Bovey. 

Rev.  J.  C.  Templeton  served  the  church  as  stated  supply  from 
October,  1901,  to  March.  1903:    Rev.  A.  M.  McClain  from  April. 


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Kev.   Frank   Heat  lie. 


First  Church,  Ho,  Idaho. 


1903,  to  March,  1905;  Peter  McEwen  from  July,  1905,  to  Au- 
gust, 1905  (a  student);  N.  M.  Fiske,  from  September,  1905,  to 
August,  19(17  (a  student)  ;  Kev.  Frank  E.  Beatty,  from  Septem- 
ber.  1907;    was  graduated  from  the  University  of  Wooster  in 

1904,  and  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1907. 

The  present  membership  is  seventy-five.  During  the  present 
pastorate  the  church  edifice  was  moved  from  the  old  site  to  a 
new  one  on  the  Grangeville  extension  of  the  N.  P.,  at  a  cost  of 
$750.    The  prospects  are  very  good  for  growth. 


First   Presbyterian   Church   of  Kennewick. 

Presbyterian  ism  has  been  a  factor  in  this  vicinity  ever  since 
irrigation  was  introduced  and  the  real  history  of  the  community 
had  a  beginning.  The  church  was  organized  by  a  committee  of 
the  Presbytery  of  Central  Washington,  May  12,  1903,  Rev.  James 
M.  Thompson,  who  had  been  doing  home  missionary  work  at 
Kennewick  and  Kiona  being  the  organizer,  and  for  some  months 
after  minister  of  the  new  church.  There  were  nine  charter  mem- 
bers of  the  organization,  and  Robert  E.  Ernest.  Daniel  Boyd  and 
W.  R.  Graham  were  elected  elders.    Of  these,  R.  E.  Ernest  is  still 


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connected  with  the  ehnrch,  being  ;i  valued  member  of  t lie  board 
of  trustees.  Rev.  Thomas  I!.  \)v\  succeeded  Mr.  Thompson  in 
Juno,  1904,  and  remained  with  the  church  till  April  :*.,  L906.  Mr. 
Dry  did  a  large  amounl  of  pioneer  work  in  surrounding  districts 
while  faithfully  serving  the  borne  church,  and  was  instrumental 
in  organizing  the  church  at  Hover,  further  down  the  Columbia. 
Etev.  dames  Forsythe  Smith,  from  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  was 
i  he  next  pastor  of  this  church,  remaining  until  May  14.  1908. 
Under   his   ministrations   the   membership   was  considerably   in- 


Kev.   Hazen   T.    Murray. 


creased  and  the  organization  of  the  church  brought  to  a  high  de- 
gree of  efficiency.  After  a  vacancy  of  several  months.  Rev.  Hazen 
T.  Murray  of  Kent,  in  the  Presbyter  \-  of  Seattle,  was  invited  to 
become  pastor.  Mr.  Murray  came  to  the  field  in  November,  1908, 
and  has  been  privileged  to  lead  the  congregation  in  the  erection  of 
a  fine  new  church  constructed  of  concrete  blocks,  having  commo- 
dious Sabbath  School  and  ladies'  parlor  rooms,  and  an  audito- 
rium built  in  conformity  with  the  most  modern  designs  at  a  cost 
of  nearly  $8,000.  The  church  occupies  the  most  central  site  in 
the  citv  and  will  do  much  to  strengthen  and  give  visibility  to 


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Presbyterianism  in  the  Valley  of  the  Columbia.     It  will  probably 
be  ready  for  dedication  before  Christmas. 

In  spite  of  the  fact  that  there  are  many  removals  of  members 
to  other  new  towns  springing  up  along  the  Columbia  and  to  older 
parts  of  the  land,  this  church  has  steadily  increased  in  member- 
ship and  revenue.  During  the  last  ten  months  the  gain  in  mem- 
bership has  been  40  per  cent,  of  the  whole  number,  and  a  large 
proportion  of  these  have  been  added  by  confession  of  faith.  There 
is  a  strong  Sabbath  School  and  Endeavor,  as  well  as  an  interest- 
ing teacher's  training  class,  conducted  by  the  pastor.  A  loyal 
missionary  spirit  characterizes  the  church,  and  all  the  church 
boards  are  liberally  supported. 

Fourth  Presbyterian  Church  of  Spokane. 

A  Sabbath  School  was  organized  in  the  Webster  school  build- 
ing on  April  13,  1002,  and  it  was  conducted  by  Rev.  A.  N.  Smith 
and  Rev.  C.  R.  Shields  until  the  arrival  of  Rev  S.  M.  Ware,  D.  !>., 
who  was  under  commission  of  the  Board  of  Home  Missions,  and 
who  took  charge  of  the  work  on  July  9th  of  the  same  year.  It 
was  through  his  efforts  that  a  congregation  was  gathered  and  a 


Rev.    S.    M.    Ware,  D.   D. 


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house  of  worship  creeled  c»n  I  lie  corner  of  Baldwin  Avenue  and 
Dakota  Street,  and  in  ("his  work  he  was  loyally  supported  by  a 
splendid  hand  of  Christian  people  who  were  desirous  of  estab- 
lishing a  church  home. 

The  church  was  formally  organized  by  Dr.  Ware,  with  the 
assistance  of  a  committee  of  the  Presbytery,  in  the  sanctuary  on 
Sabbath  evening,  January  25,  1903,  with  sixty-one  members, 
fifty-four  uniting  by  letter  and  seven  on  profession  of  faith.  Rev. 
A.  X.  Smith  presided  and  Rev.  <!.  Win.  Gibony,  I).  D.,  preached 
!  he  sermon.  .Messrs.  I).  II.  Stowell,  Win.  H.  Goodhue  and  I.  B. 
Prather  were  elected  ruling  elders,  and  Messrs.  E  R.  Porterfield, 
Adam  Bardie,  J.  I).  Pinley,  -I.  <i.  Rodgers  and  Theodore  Gushing 
were  chosen  trustees. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  held  on  April  li>.  L903,  a 
unanimous  call  was  extended  to  Dr.  Ware  to  the  pastorate.  The 
call  was  accepted  and  the  installation  soon  followed,  and  the 
Doctor  continues  as  pastor. 

The  church  has  grown  steadily  am]  now  numbers  three  hun- 
dred members.  It  became  self-supporting  with  two  hundred  mem- 
bers April  1,  LOOS,  releasing  three  hundred  dollars  of  missionary 
aid,  raised  the  pastor's  salary  two  hundred  dollars,  and  assumed 
i  he  support  of  a  foreign  missionary  pastor  at  six  hundred  dol- 
lars per  annum.  The  church  building  is  now  being  enlarged  at  a 
cost  of  about  three  thousand  dollars. 

The  Lidgerwood  church  is  an  outgrowth  of  the  Fourth  church, 
which  bought  the  lot,  erected  its  chapel  and  presented  the  prop- 
erly, worth  two  thousand  and  five  hundred  dollars,  to  the  young 
church,  tree  of  debt. 

Presbyterian  Church  of  Glarkson. 

Rev.  John  W.  Hood  commenced  his  labors  with  this  church 
May  1,  1!)()4.  and  found  a  membership  of  forty-four,  ten  of  whom 
were  absent.  There  was  an  indebtedness  of  $1,000  on  the  manse. 
He  was  installed  as  pastor  May  14,  1905,  after  receiving  one 
hundred  and  thirty  new  members,  of  whom  seventy  united  with 
the  church  by  profession  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  The  church 
has  been  prospering,  the  debt  has  been  paid,  and  preparations 
are  being  made  to  build  an  addition  to  the  church  which  will 
double  its  present  capacity. 


Rev.    .lolin    W.    Hood. 
Presbyterian  Church  and  Manse,  Clarkston,  Wash. 


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Fifth  Presbyterian  church  of  Spokane. 

The  Fifth  Presbyterian  Church  of  Spokane  was  organized 
May  4,  1905,  with  thirty-seven  charter  members.  Dr.  J.  H. 
Shields,  the  pastor,  came  from  the  Eas1  early  in  December.  1904, 
to  take  up  the  work,  but  it  was  impossible  to  get  a  building  in 
which  to  hold  services  until  February,  1905.  There  was  no  pre- 
liminary preparation  for  the  work,  no  Sunday  School,  no  can- 
vass for  membership — not  even  a  plan  for  beginning. 


Kev.  James  H.  Shields,  D.  D. 


The  first  building  in  which  to  house  a  service  was  a  butcher 
shop,  vacated  February  1,  1905.  This  building  was'  rented  by  Dr. 
Shields,  fumigated,  deodorized  as  best  it  could  be,  thoroughly 
washed  and  scrubbed  out,  papered,  furnished  with  chairs  and  an 
organ,  hymn  books,  and  such  like  appurtenances.  At  the  first 
service  there  wrere  fifty-four  present.  About  the  date  of  the 
church  organization  a  lot  was  purchased  by  Mr.  A.  E.  Miller  and 
Dr.  Shields,  and  during  the  summer  the  basement  of  a  modest 
edifice  was  built.     The  congregation  worshiped  in  the  renovated 


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butcher  shop  and  in  a  tent  until  November,  1905,  when  the  base- 
ment was  occupied.  In  the  summer  of  1907  the  church  was  built. 
Dedication  services  were  held  December  8,  1907.  The  Sabbath 
School  has  grown  steadily  until  the  enrollment  reaches  250.   New 


Fifth  Presbyterian  Church,  Spokane. 

members  have  been  received  into  the  church  at  almost  every  com- 
munion, and  now  the  membership  is  160.  There  has  never  been  a 
hitch  or  a  disagreement,  a  circumstance  which  has  very  greatly 
commended  the  congregation  to  the  outside  community.  With 
the  exception  of  about  $600,  which  Dr.   Shields  received  from 


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friends  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  the  money  to  pay  for  the  lot 
was  raised  in  the  community.  The  church  received  a  liberal  do- 
nation from  the  Board  of  Church  Erection  to  build  the  edifice. 
The  rest  of  the  money  came  from  the  church  members  and  friends 
in  the  neighborhood.  There  has  been  considerable  self-sacrifice 
by  a  number  of  the  officers  of  this  new  organization,  which  has 
enriched  their  lives  very  greatly.  The  Hoard  of  Home  Missions 
has  stood  behind  the  organization  loyally,  but  the  need  of  receiv- 
ing help  from  this  Board  has  nearly  passed.  The  property  is 
worth  $7,000,  and  because  of  location  is  rapidly  increasing  in 
value.  The  prospects  of  growth  seem  just  as  great  as  at  any 
time  since  the  work  began. 

No  sketch  would  be  complete  of  the  Fifth  Church  without 
mentioning  the  elders,  to  whom,  beside  the  pastor  and  his  wife, 
the  success  of  the  work  is  wholly  due.  The  names  of  these  men 
are  A.  E.  Miller,  John  N.  Laird,  E.  C.  Dunton,  J.  G.  Strawn,  and 
Samuel  H.  Murdoch. 

University  Presbyterian  Church,  Seattle. 

Organized  May  6,  1908,  with  fifty-six  charter  members.  Added 
since,  sixty-four;  dismissed,  five;  died,  one.  Present  member- 
ship, June  16,  1909,  one  hundred  and  fourteen. 

Self-supporting  from  the  first. 

Called  Rev.  Wilfred  W.  Shaw,  of  Govanstown,  Maryland,  as 
first  pastor.     He  was  installed  April  28,  1909. 

Worshiping  at  present  in  an  Adventist  chapel,  47th  and  11th 
Avenue  N.  E.  Church  plans  in  preparation  for  building  on  fine 
lot  on  47th  Street  and  15th  Avenue,  owned  by  the  congregation. 

First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Vollmer,  Idaho. 

Organized  May  5,  1909,  by  Dr.  W.  O.  Forbes,  Rev.  J.  W.  Hood, 
Rev.  Frank  E.  Beatty,  and  Elder  George  M.  Marshall. 

There  were  seventeen  charter  members,  as  follows:  Mrs. 
Charles  Beekley,  Leroy  Beekley,  Bruce  Beekley,  Mrs.  Sabra  Belts, 
Mrs.  Mary  C.  Davis.  Mrs.  Frank  Edwards,  Mr.  Jonas  Hofer,  Mrs. 
Jonas  Hofer,  Miss  .Mabel  Jackson,  Mrs.  Mina  Lyons,  Mrs.  Rebie 
Moses,  Maude  Moses,  Mrs.  Maude  Olson,  Mrs.  Alethea  Pearson, 
Mrs.  Pearl  Stanley,  Mrs.  Ella  IT.  Thomas,  Mrs.  Olive  Tyler. 


Rev.    Wilfred    XV.    Shaw. 
University    Presbyterian    Church,    Sealtle. 

Temporary  Meeting-  Place. 


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Rev.  Frank  E.  Beatty  lms  had  charge  of  this  work  since  the 
organization.    Jonas  EJofer  was  elected  elder.    At  presenl  a  hall 

is  being-  used  for  the  services. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Concrete. 

One  of  the  most  unique  churches  erected  in  the  Synod  is  that 
at  Concrete.  It  w;is  completed  in  Angusl  of  this  year  and  wns 
largely  constructed  by  the  pastor,  Rev.  L.  C.  Michaels,  who  de- 
signed the  plans  and  performed  the  labor,  with  hut  little  assist- 


Mount  liaker  Presbyterian   Church,   Concrete,   Wash. 
Kev.   Louis   C.   3Iiehaels. 

ance  front  a  skilled  carpenter,  who  aided  in  giving  the  finishing 
touches.    A  local  paper  describes  the  edifice  as  follows: 

"The  structure  is  of  peeled  logs  placed  upright  and  neatly 
fitted  together.  These  logs  were  selected  with  great  care  and 
vary  but  little  in  size.  The  upper  story  contains  a  spacious  au- 
ditorium and  a  neat  little  study,  dedicated  to  the  use  of  the  pas 
tor.  The  former  has  been  papered  by  the  Christian  Endeavor 
Society,  and  the  latter  comfortably  furnished  by  the  Busy  Bees. 
The  basement  is  constructed  of  concrete  and  contains  a  gym- 
nasium, bath  room  with  hot  and  cold  water,  a  kitchen  and  a  work- 
shop. The  gymnasium  will  be  fitted  up  by  the  young  men  of  the 
town,  and  a  reading  room  will  soon  form  a  part  of  its  attractions. 


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The  entire  community  should  take  pride  in  Concrete's  First  Pres- 
byterian Church,  which  will  stand  as  a  monument  to  the  zeal  of 
its  pastor  and  his  love  for  the  Master's  cause." 

Emmanuel  Presbyterian  Church  of  Spokane. 

In  the  autumn  of  1908  the  Session  of  the  Centenary  Church  of 
Spokane  granted  the  request  of  the  Home  Mission  Committee  to 
foster  a  mission  in  the  Northwest  Boulevard  region.  Lots  were 
donated  and  an  edifice,  valued  with  the  lots  at  $3,000,  was  erected. 
On  June  0,  1909,  the  Emmanuel  Presbyterian  Church  was  duly 
organized,  with  ninety-three  charter  members.  Kev.  Leo  L. 
Totten  assumed  charge  of  the  mission  in  April,  and  on  the  day  of 
the  organization  was  formally  called  to  the  pastorate. 


First   Church,   Snohomish.     Organized    1875. 


Rev.  Arthur  15.   Van   Zante, 

Pastor  First  Presbyterian  Church,   Snohomish. 


Rev.  Donnell  B.  Montgomery 


First  Presbyterian  Church,  Cle  Elum,  Wash. 

Organized   Sept.    17,    1S99. 


Presbyterian  Church,  Natch 

Organized   July   16,    1S93. 


Rev.   Andrew   C.   Mclver. 


Rev.   Conrad   Hltihm, 

Pastor   Centenary   Presbyterian   Church, 
Spokane. 


Rev.   Charles  J.   Boppell, 

Secretary    Eastern    Washington    Sunday 
School   Association. 


Rev.   Atherton   N.   Smith,   Pastor.  L,idgerwood  Presbyterian  Church,  Spokane. 


I  i 


Rev.  John  M.   Skinner,  Pastor,   and  the   Davenport,  Wash.,  Chureh. 


'resbyterlan  (hureh,   Northport,   Wash. 


Presbyterian   Church,   Kathrirum,    Idaho. 


Kev.  Elton  F.  Spicer, 

Pastor,   Northport,   Wash. 


Rev.    Archibald    Durrie, 

Pastor,   Kendrick,    Idaho. 


Kev.    William    J.    Thompson, 

Pastor,  Rathdrum,   Idaho. 


Rev.   Charles  R.   Scafe, 

Pastor,    Potlatch,    Idaho 


Presbyterian  Church,  Prescott,  Wash 

Organized  Oct.    4.    1883. 


Rev.  3.   V.   Vernon,  Present*.  Wash. 


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H^H 


Kev.  Alexander  Litherland,  Harrison,  Ida.  Presbyterian  Church,   Harrison,  Idaho. 


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Rev.   W.    Walker    Edniondson,    Pastor,  First    Presbyterian    Church,    Kent,    Wash. 


and 
First     Presbyterian     Church,     Kenton. 

Organized    Dec.    13,    1885. 


Organized   June   23,    1889. 


First    Presbyterian   Church    of   Port    Orch- 
ard, Charleston,  Wash. 

Corporation    formed    about    1S91.      Church 
organized   1902. 


Ballard  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Seattle. 

Organized   Nov.    9,    1SS9. 


Rev.  George  s.  Bice,  Tacoma,  Wash. 

Bom  Ligonier,  Pa.,  1829;  Jef.  College, 
Pa  B  A.  '60,  M.  A.  '53;  Wn.  T.  S., 
Pa.,  '56;  Lie.  '56,  Pby.  of  New  Lisbon; 
58,  Pby.  Hi"  Hiland;  s.  s.  Hiland, 
Kan.,  T.7-<;0;  P.  Iberia,  O.,  '60-65;  P. 
Hubard,  <>..  '65-72;  S.  S.  Coitsville  and 
Concord,  O.,  '72-7-1;  p.  Slippery  Rock 
ami  Newport,  Pa.,  '74-89;  P.  Sorrento 
and  Seneca,  Fla.,  '89-93;  I'.  Westmin- 
ster  Church,    Tacoma,    Wash..    '93. 


Rev. 


James  Howell,   Coulee 
City,  Wash. 


Rev.   Arthur   N.    Sanford, 

Wapato  Presbyterian  Church. 


Presbyterian  Church  of  Wenatehee.     Organized  September,   1893. 
Rev.  Walter  A.   Stevenson,  Ph.   D.,  Pastor. 


First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Sand  Point,  Idaho. 
Rev.  Samuel  Harris. 


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CHAPTER  V. 

ERECTION   OF  PRESBYTERIES  AND   THEIR  OFFICERS. 

The   Original   Presbytery   of   Paget   Sound — .4    Self-Constituted 
Body,  Known  as  Presbytery  of  Seattle  Since  1908. 

In  September,  1858,  according  to  previous  arrangement,  Rev. 
G.  F.  Whitworth,  of  the  Presbytery  of  New  Albany,  Indiana; 
Rev.  J.  W.  Goodell,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon ;  Rev.  George  W. 
Sloan,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  and  Mr.  Wm.  M.  Kincaid,  ruling 
elder  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Olympia,  met  at  Olympia  to 
consult  in  reference  to  the  interests  of  Presbyterianism  in  Wash- 
ington Territory,  and  also  to  consider  the  advisability  of  consti- 
tuting a  Presbytery. 

Before  any  ecclesiastical  action  was  taken  by  this  little  com- 
pany of  Presbyterians,  a  few  days  were  spent  in  religious  ser- 
vices preparatory  to  the  observance  of  the  sacrament  of  the  Lord's 
Supper.  After  consultation  and  prayer  concerning  the  subject  of 
organizing  a  Presbytery,  a  special  meeting  was  held  September 
27,  1858,  and  Rev.  G.  F.  Whitworth  was  requested  to  act  as  chair- 
man and  Rev.  G.  W.  Sloan  was  appointed  secretary. 

It  was  resolved  to  constitute  a  Presbytery  to  be  named  the 
Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound,  in  connection  with  the  Synod  of  the 
Pacific  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America.  The 
chairman  was  elected  moderator  and  the  secretary  was  chosen 
stated  clerk. 

The  bounds  of  the  Presbytery  were  defined  so  as  to  embrace 
the  entire  Territory  of  Washington,  and  included  the  following 
churches  and  ministers :  The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Olym- 
pia, served  by  Rev.  G.  F.  Whitworth;  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Grand  Mound,  served  by  Rev.  J.  W.  Goodell ;  and  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Steilacoom,  served  by  Rev.  G.  W. 
Sloan,  with  Elder  Wm.  M.  Kincaid  of  the  Church  of  Olympia. 

A  memorial  was  prepared,  adopted  and  forwarded  to  the  Gen- 
eral Assemblv  of  the  Presbvterian  Church  in  the  United  States 


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of  America,  requesting  thai  body  t<>  approve  of  the  action  taken 
by  the  new  Presbytery.  The  reasons  assigned  for  the  course 
taken  were:  The  greal  difficult}'  <>!'  meeting  with  any  ecclesias- 
tical court  by  reason  of  isolation;  the  physical  barriers  of  moun- 
tains and  rivers;  the  lack  of  the  strengthening  bonds  between 
the  brethren  which  a  Presbytery  can  afford;  the  advice  of  the 
Board  of  Domestic  Missions;  and  the  feeling  that  to  remain  as 
they  were  would  be  detrimental  to  the  cause  of  Christ  and  Pres- 
byterian ism. 

The  erection  of  this  Presbytery  was  indorsed  by  the  General 
Assembly  which  convened  in  New  Orleans  in  May  of  the  follow- 
ing year,  viz.,  1859. 

A  few  weeks  after  Ihe  Presbytery  was  organized  it  held  an  ad- 
journed meeting  at  Steilacoom  when  Rev.  J.  W.  Goodell,  accord- 
ing to  appointment,  presented  the  first  Narrative  of  the  state  of 
religion,  October  16,  1858.    We  quote  in  part: 

''Through  this  vast  region  is  still  a  wilderness  whose  solitude 
is  broken  only  by  savage  beasts  and  savage  men,  yet  here  and 
there  throughout  the  whole  extent,  civilization  has  commenced, 
settlements  have  been  made,  and  dealhless  beings  are  asking  ar 
our  hands  the  bread  of  life." 

We  hear  in  every  direction  the  Macedonian  cry,  "Come  over 
and  help  us?"  Surely  "the  harvest  is  great  and  the  laborers  are 
few."  We  feel  that  we  are  called  to  great  humiliation  before  God 
and  renewed  consecration  to  His  service.  We  are  "less  than  the 
small  dust  of  the  balance  in  His  sight"  for  He  is  Almighty  and 
though  a  scoffing  world  may  say  of  us  as  did  Sanballat  and 
Tobiah  of  Nehemiah  and  his  companions  when  they  undertook 
to  build  the  wall  of  Jerusalem:  "What  do  these  feeble  Jews?" 
we  trust  that  our  God  will  enable  us  to  lay  foundations  for  many 
years. 

A  committee  appointed  to  prepare  a  letter  in  reference  to 
needs  of  the  general  field,  and  for  the  Board  of  Domestic  Mis- 
sions, gives  a  long  and  interesting  paper.  Whatcom  on  Belling- 
ham  Bay  is  described  as  point  which  at  no  distant  day  will  be 
worth  looking  after.  Port  Townsend,  the  Port  of  Entry  for  the 
Northwest,  though  not  having  a  Presbyterian,  and  Semiahmo 
near  Frazier  river,  are  mentioned  as  missionary  possibilities. 

Whidby  Island,  which  is  large,  of  great  beauty  and  fertility, 
would  welcome  a  missionary  provided  he  is  a  man  of  good  ability, 


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and  Victoria,  a  village  on  Vancouver  Island,  although  it  is  on 
British  soil,  has  claims  on  the  young  American  Presbytery  be- 
cause there  are  in  the  immediate  vicinity  a  few  Scotch  people 
who  are  building  a  Presbyterian  church,  but  who  have  no  min- 
ister. Seattle  is  the  last  to  be  named,  as  having  a  small  popula- 
tion, embracing  about  two  hundred  souls.  However,  if  expecta- 
tions concerning  emigration  shall  be  half  realized  there  will  be  a 
demand  for  a  missionary,  or  at  least  for  a  part  of  his  time,  and 
the  lots  now  promised  for  a  building  will  be  secured.  There  is  no 
doubt  but  that  the  village  has  a  commodious  harbor  and  there  is 
a  good  and  extensive  farming  country  lying  contiguous  to  the 
settlement. 

On  June  30th,  18G0,  the  minute  is  made  that  the  Presbytery 
had  become  disorganized  by  the  death  of  Rev.  G.  W.  Goodell,  and 
resolutions  concerning  the  decease  of  the  Presbyter  were  read  and 
adopted.  Rev.  Goodell  was  the  first  of  our  pioneer  missionaries 
on  Puget  Sound  to  fall  and  the  business  of  the  Presbytery  could 
not  be  resumed  until  the  arrival  of  Rev.  R.  J.  Evans  of  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Allegheny,  Synod  of  Pennsylvania. 

The  First  Stated  Cleric  of  a  Presbytery  in  the  Northwest. 

Rev.  George  Washington  Sloan  was  born  at  Limestone,  (Mar 
ion  County,  Pennsylvania,  August  30,  1S25,  and  died  at  East 
Brady,  Pennsylvania,  July  22,  1000.  He  prepared  for  college  at 
Elders  Ridge  Academy  and  attended  Jefferson  College,  but  before 
graduation  was  called  to  the  principalship  of  the  Duquesne  High 
School,  Pittsburg,  which  position  he  held  with  marked  ability  un- 
til he  decided  to  enter  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  of  Alle- 
gheny City  or  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1858.  He  received  the  appointment  as  missionary  for 
Washington  Territory  by  the  Board  of  Domestic  Missions  and  the 
same  year  located  at  Steilacoom,  Washington. 

During  the  sixteen  years  of  his  pioneer  labors  on  this  coast 
his  salary  was  insufficient  to  support  his  family,  but  he  was  able 
to  suppliment  his  income  by  work  as  a  civil  engineer.  He  was 
greatly  assisted  in  this  labor  by  a  gift  of  a  first-class  outfit  of  sur- 
veying instrunienls  from  Mr.  Wm.  Thaw  of  Pittsburgh. 

Rev.  Sloan  was  well  qualified  for  frontier  missionary  work 
with  all  its  hardships.     For  some  time  he  preached  regularly  at 


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Sioihicooni  and  White  Kiver  each  Sabbath  by  traveling  on  horse- 
back along  the  traH  in  the  woods  for  twenty  miles  or  more,  and 
he  labored  not  only  among  the  while  settlers  bn1  devoted  much 
time  !o  the  work  of  christian izing  (lie  Indians. 

In  a   memorial  sermon  delivered   in  the  First   Presbyterian 
Church  of  Eas1    Brady,  Pennsylvania,  by  Rev.  J.  K.  McKallip, 


Rev.  G.  W.   Sloan. 


1).  I).,  on  Sabbath,  August  20,  1000,  we  find  these  words:  "Rev. 
Sloan  sprang  from  a  sturdy  stock  of  ancestors.  The  Sloans  were 
a  race  of  physical  giants  and  leaders  of  men.  The  grandfather. 
Oapt.  John  Sloan,  was  the  famous  pioneer  Indian  tighter  of  this 
region.  His  father  was  the  Hon.  John  Sloan,  a  member  of  The 
legislature  from  this  district,  and  a  prince  of  hospitality.  Bro. 
George  Sloan  fell  heir  to  the  ancestral  vigor  of  body  and  force  of 
character.     His   physical   and   mental   powers   were   remarkably 


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well  preserved  down  to  the  very  last.     Life  had  grown  sweeter 
with  the  passage  of  the  seventy-five  active  and  eventful  years." 

Rev.  Sloan  was  the  first  man  elected  to  the  office  of  Stated 
Clerk  in  the  first  Presbytery  organized  in  the  Northwest.  His 
minutes  were  neatly  and  accurately  kepi  and  arc  now  in  the  care 
of  the  Stated  Clerk  of  the  Presbytery  of  Seattle. 

The  First  Call  to  the  Pastoral  Office  in  Washington. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound  on  board  the 
steamer  Eliza  Anderson  off  Whidby  Island  on  March  <>,  1861, 
the  Stated  Clerk  reported  a  call  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Olympia  for  the  pastoral  services  of  Rev.  R.  J.  Evans  of  Cham- 
bers Prairie.  In  it  Olympia  is  mentioned  as  the  place  of  the  first 
importance  in  the  Territory  and  having  the  largest  number  of  in- 
habitants. The  call  is  signed  by  two  elders,  G.  F.  Boynton  and 
A.  W.  Stewart,  and  nine  other  members,  T.  M.  Reed.  D.  C.  Beam. 
Carrie  Dunlap,  Phoebe  Judson,  E.  H.  Reed,  H.  C.  Brown,  L.  I). 
Hall,  B.  F.  Yantis,  and  S.  T.  Blankenship. 

The  call  was  accepted  and  Rev.  R.  J.  Evans  served  the  church 
as  pastor  until  his  death  in  1863. 

On  March  G,  1863,  the  following  churches  and  their  member- 
ship are  reported:  Grand  Mound  and  Chehalis,  IT;  Chambers 
Prairie,  4 ;  Olympia,  24 ;  Steilacoom,  4,  and  Whidby  Island,  7. 
The  brethren  had  several  places  for  holding  religious  services  in 
addition  to  the  above  mentioned. 

The  Presbytery  of  Idaho. 

This  was  the  first  or  pioneer  Presbytery  erected  in  that  vast 
Inland  Empire  lying  between  the  Rocky  Mountains  on  the  east 
and  the  Cascade  Mountains  on  the  west. 

The  Committee  on  Bills  and  Overtures  of  the  Synod  of  the  Co- 
lumbia, in  session  in  Portland,  on  October  5,  1878,  reported  the 
reception  of  Overture  No.  2  from  the  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound ; 
also  a  memorial  from  the  ministers  and  elders  of  the  churches  in 
eastern  Oregon,  eastern  Washington,  and  Idaho,  having  reference 
to  the  erection  of  a  new  Presbytery  to  be  called  the  Presbytery  of 
Idaho ;  and  to  include  the  Territory  of  Idaho,  the  counties  of 
Stevens,  Whitman,  Columbia,  and  Walla  Walla,  in  the  territory 
of  Washington,  also  the  counties  of  Umatilla,  Grant.  Union  and 


The  Erection  of  Presbyteries  155 

Baker  in  Oregon.  The  new  Presbytery  to  be  composed  of  the  fol- 
lowing members,  viz. :  Revs.  Henry  T.  Cowley,  Thomas  M.  Boyd, 
Robert  Boyd,  Calvin  R.  Shields,  and  James  F.  Knowles,  with  the 
following  churches  within  said  bounds,  viz.:  Spokane  Falls  (In- 
dian), Lapwai  (Indian),  Kamiah  (Indian),  Waitsburg,  Walla 
Walla,  Weston,  and  Boise  City. 

The  committee  recommended  that  Synod  erect  and  constitute 
said  Presbytery,  and  to  this  end,  that  the  lirst  meeting  be  directed 
to  be  held  with  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Walla  Walla 
on  the  first  Tuesday  of  April,  1879,  at  7:30  o'clock  P.  M.,  to  be 
opened  with  a  sermon  by  Rev.  James  F.  Knowles,  or  in  his  ab- 
sence by  the  oldest  minister  present,  who  shall  preside  until  a 
moderator  be  chosen. 

The  recommendation  of  the  committee  was  approved  and  it 
was  ordered  that  the  foregoing  steps  be  taken  for  the  erection  of 
the  new  Presbytery. 

First  Meeting. 

In  conformity  with  the  above  instruction  of  the  Synod  of  the 
Columbia,  the  Presbytery  of  Idaho  convened  in  the  city  of  Walla 
Walla,  Washington  Territory,  on  Tuesday,  April  1,  1879,  in  the 
Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church,  and  a  sermon  was  preached  by 
Rev.  James  F.  Knowles  from  John  13:22 — "Then  the  disciples 
looked  one  on  another  doubting  of  whom  he  spake."  After  the 
constituting  prayer  the  following  officers  were  elected:  Modera- 
tor, James  F.  Knowles ;  Stated  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  Thomas  M. 
Boyd ;  Temporary  Clerk,  Calvin  R.  Shields. 

The  roll  was  made  out  and  is  as  follows : 

Ministers.  Churches.  Elders. 

James  F.  Knowles Boise  City. 

Thomas  M.  Boyd Waitsburg.  S.  II.  Erwin. 

Robert  Boyd  Walla  Walla  and  Weston. 

[  Lapwai  ] 

Calvin  R.  Shields 1  Kamiah  \ 

{  Spokane  FallsJ 
Henry  T.  Cowley Indian. 

Extracts. — Rev.  Robt.  Boyd  made  a  report  as  chairman  of 
committee  of  arrangements  and  the  report. 


156  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

The  Kev.  II.  \Y.  Eagau  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  Kev.  W.  (1.  Simpson  of  I  lie  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  being  present,  were  invited  to  sii  ;is  corresponding  mem- 
bers. 

The  Rev.  George  L.  Deffenbaugh  presented  a  certificate  of  dis- 
mission and  recommendation  from  I  he  Presbytery  of  Redstone, 
Synod  of  Pennsylvania,  and  requested  thai  he  may  be  received 
as  a  member  of  this  Presbytery.  The  certificate  having  been  read 
was  found  to  be  in  order,  the  Rev.  George  L.  Deffenbaugh  was  re- 
ceived according  to  his  request.  He  had  been  commissioned  by 
the  Board  to  labor  among  the  Nez  Perces. 

The  following  named  Nez  Perce  licentiates  were  taken  under 
care  of  Presbytery:  Robert  Williams,  Archie  R.  Lawyer  and 
James  Hines. 

Presbytery  directed  that  the  name  of  Rev.  Warren  Norton, 
H.  R.,  be  added  to  the  roll  of  ministers. 

The  churches  of  Union,  Oregon,  and  Dayton,  Washington  Ter- 
ritory, having  been  recently  organized,  were  taken  under  the  care 
of  Presbytery  and  their  names  entered  upon  the  roll  of  churches. 

Robert  Williams  was  ordained  to  the  Gospel  ministry;  he  was 
the  first  ordained  minister  of  the  Nez  Perce  brethren.  He  had 
been  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon. 

As  chairman  of  the  committee  on  arrangements,  Rev.  Robert 
Boyd  presented  his  report  which  was  adopted. 

The  first  church  of  white  members  organized  in  this  Pres- 
bytery was  that  of  Walla  Walla,  Washington,  with  nineteen  mem- 
bers, on  November  11,  1877,  and  the  second,  that  of  Weston,  Ore- 
gon, on  November  18,  1877,  with  seven  members.  Both  organiza- 
tions were  effected  by  Rev.  Robert  Boyd,  with  the  assistance  of 
Rev.  H.  W.  Stratton;  the  third  was  that  of  Waitsburg,  Washing- 
ton, which  was  organized  March  17,  1878,  by  Rev.  T.  M.  Boyd,  as- 
sisted by  Rev.  Robert  Boyd,  with  a  membership  of  nineteen. 

The  chnrch  of  Boise  City  was  organized  during  the  winter  of 
1878-1879  by  Rev.  H.  W.  Stratton,  Synodical  Missionary,  with 
twenty  members.  Rev.  James  Knowles  was  the  first  pastor  and 
remained  but  one  year.  When  the  Synod  of  Utah  was  erected  by 
the  General  Assembly  the  church  of  Boise  was  transferred  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Wood  River  within  the  bounds  of  that  Synod. 

Rev.  C.  R.  Shields  reported  at  the  first  meeting  of  the  Presby- 
tery the  organization  of  the  chnrch  of  Union,  Oregon,  with  eleven 


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members.  Mr.  Shields  was  graduated  from  Princeton  College  in 
the  class  of  1875  and  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  the  class 
of  1878  and  immediately  came  west  with  his  wife  and  commenced 
work  in  Grande  Ronde  Valley,  although  there  were  several  Pres- 
byterians in  the  Valley,  no  steps  had  been  taken  towards  forming 
a  church.  This  church  was  exceedingly  fortunate  in  the  efficiency 
of  its  eldership  of  such  men  as  Mr.  M.  E.  Walker  and  later  Mr. 
W.  C.  Baird  and  Mr.  Robert  Eakin.  Rev.  Shields  preached  at 
other  points  in  the  Valley  and  in  1880  effected  an  organization  at 
Summerville  with  fourteen  members.  In  1885  the  pastoral  rela- 
tion was  dissolved  between  him  and  the  church  of  Union  and  he 
entered  the  Wallowa  valley,  where  he  organized  the  churches  of 
Joseph  with  twelve,  Shiloh  with  elleven,  and  Lostine  with  five 
members,  respectively. 

Rev.  Shields  accomplished  a  good  work  in  this  Presbytery.  He 
was  a  devoted  pastor,  a  strong  scriptural  preacher,  and  a  faithful 
Presbyter.  He  removed  in  late  years  to  the  Presbytery  of  Spo- 
kane, where  he  was  equally  zealous  and  successful  in  the  cause  of 
the  Master. 

The  Presbytery  of  Olympia. 

The  present  Presbytery  of  Olympia  was  erected  on  October  4, 
1889,  by  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia,  in  session  at  Pendleton,  Ore- 
gon, in  response  to  an  overture  from  the  Presbytery  of  Puget 
Sound.  The  new  Presbytery  embraced  the  ten  counties  of  Wash- 
ington-Pierce, Thurston,  Mason,  Chehalis,  Lewis,  Pacific,  Cow- 
litz, Wahkiakum,  Clark,  and  Skamania.  The  ministers  were :  W. 
B.  Lee,  D.D.,  A.  H.  Lackey,  D.D.,  Thomas  MacGuire,  J.  R,  Thomp- 
son, D.D.,  M.  G.  Mann,  W.  A.  Mackey,  D.D.,  H.  T.  White,  W.  B. 
Williams,  T.  Broulliette,  J.  A.  C.  McCoy,  M.  D.,  A.  G.  Boyd,  Angus 
McKenzie,  F.  H.  Fruiht,  J.  Osmond,  Robert  Cruckshank,  D.D.,  D. 
J.  Parker,  J.  C.  Willert,  and  David  Thomas.  The  churches  were : 
Olympia,  Tacoma  First,  Tacoma  Second,  Tacoma  Third,  Puy- 
allup,  Puyallup  Indian,  Nesqually,  Chehalis,  Vancouver,  Cha- 
halis  Indian,  Toledo,  Hoquiam,  Montesano,  Cosmopolis,  Aber- 
deen, Wynooche  Napavine,  Ainslie,  Kelso,  Freeport,  Union  Ridge, 
Camas,  St.  Johns,  Fourth  Plain,  Cedar  Creek,  Woodland,  South 
Union,  Lincoln  Creek,  Wilkeson,  and  Carbonado.  By  this  action 
the  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound  was  divided  so  that  its  northern 


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half  remained  the  same  and  its  southern  half  became  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Olympia. 

New  churches  and  auxiliary  societies  soon  appear.  On  Octo- 
ber 7,  1890,  the  first  Woman's  Missionary  Society  is  reported  to 
Presbytery.  The  following  churches  were  enrolled:  April  14, 
1891,  the  First  Church  of  North  Bend,  with  thirteen  members, 
and  H.  If.  McNeil  as  elder;  and  Tenino,  with  nine  members,  and 
Albert  W.  Butcher  as  elder.  November  23,  L892,  the  church  of 
Wilkeson,  with  twenty-one  members  and  two  elders,  and  Ocean 
Park,  eleven  members.  On  April  11,  1900,  the  church  of  Vaughn, 
with  eight  members,  June  23,  1903,  having  eleven  members  and 
two  elders;  and  on  October  16,  1904,  the  Bethany  church  of  Ta- 
coma,  with  thirty-three  members,  three  elders  and  three  tins  lees. 

During  the  past  year  the  following  churches  have  been  organ- 
ized:   Minnehaha,  East  Hoquiam,  Mineral,  Wabash,  and  Fife. 

This  Presbytery  now  embraces  a  very  small  portion  of  the 
territory  of  the  original  Presbytery  of  Olympia,  and  yet  it  has  a 
great  field  for  labor. 

Presbyteries  of  Spokane  and  Walla  Walla. 

At  the  first  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  Washington  in  session 
in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Tacoma,  Washington,  Octo- 
ber 9-13,  1890,  the  Presbytery  of  Idaho  overtured  the  Synod  to 
erect  out  of  its  bounds  two  Presbyteries,  to  be  known  as  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Spokane  and  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla;  the 
former  to  consist  of  those  counties  in  Idaho  known  as  Kootenai 
and  Shoshone,  and  those  in  Washington  known  as  Spokane,  Lin- 
coln, Douglas  and  Stevens ;  and  the  latter  to  consist  of  those  coun- 
ties in  Idaho  known  as  Latah,  Nez  Perces  and  Idaho,  and  those 
in  Washington  known  as  Walla  Walla,  Whitman,  Adams,  Gar- 
field, Franklin,  Asotin,  and  Columbia. 

According  to  this  division  the  Presbytery  of  Spokane  would 
include  the  following  churches:  First  Church  of  Spokane  Falls. 
Coeur  d'Alene,  Rockford,  Spangle,  Brentz,  Spokane  River,  Will- 
pinit,  Davenport,  Minnie  Falls  Egypt,  Centenary,  Westminster, 
Post  Falls,  and  Rathdrum;  with  the  following  ministers:  T.  G. 
Watson,  IT.  W.  Stratton,  G.  L.  Deffenbaugh,  W.  C.  Beebe,  A.  B. 
Cort,  Silas  Whitman,  H.  H.  McMillan,  J.  A.  Mc Arthur,  James 
Hines,  P.  M.  Jamieson,  and  T.  J.  Lamont. 


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The  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  would  embrace  the  following 
churches:  Moscow,  Walla  Walla,  Kamiah,  North  Fork,  Lapwai, 
Prescott,  Meadow  Creek,  Waitsburg,  Lewiston,  Mount  Idaho, 
Rosalia,  Elberton,  and  Kendrick;  with  the  following  ministers: 
Alexander  Adair,  T.  M.  Gunn,  Robert  Williams,  Archie  B.  Law- 
yer, William  Wheeler,  Peter  Lindsley,  Isam  Wheelis,  D.  D.  Allen, 
Enoch  Pond,  E.  M.  Sharp,  and  Seth  Cook. 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  this  overture  was  adopted. 

It  was  directed  that  the  Presbytery  of  Spokane  meet  in  the 
Centenary  Church  at  Spokane  Falls,  October  20,  1890,  at  7:30 
p.  m.,  and  be  opened  with  a  sermon  by  Rev.  J.  A.  McArthur,  who 
shall  preside  till  a  Moderator  is  elected,  or  in  case  of  his  absence, 
the  oldest  resident  minister  present  shall  perform  these  duties; 
and  that  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  meet  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church  at  Prescott,  October  20,  1890,  at  7  :30  p.  m. ;  Rev.  Alex- 
ander Adair  to  preach  the  opening  sermon  and  preside  until  a 
Moderator  is  elected,  or  in  case  of  his  absence  the  oldest  resident 
minister  present  shall  perform  these  duties. 

That  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  be  declared  the  legal  suc- 
cessor of  the  Presbytery  of  Idaho,  except  in  those  churches  and 
properties  in  Spokane  Presbytery  in  which  case  it  shall  be  de- 
clared the  legal  successor. 

It  was  also  directed  that  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  meet 
in  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Prescott,  October  20,  at  7 :30  p.  m. ; 
Rev.  Alexander  Adair  to  preach  the  opening  sermon  and  pre- 
side until  a  Moderator  is  elected,  or  in  case  of  his  absence  the 
oldest  resident  minister  present  shall  perform  these  duties. 

(See  minutes  of  S.  of  W.  1890,  Pages  15  and  17.) 

In  accordance  with  the  above  decrees  of  the  Synod  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Spokane  met  in  the  Centenary  Church  of  Spokane,  Mon- 
day, October  20,  1890,  at  7:30  p.  m. 

Rev.  John  A.  McArthur,  the  minister  appointed  to  preach  the 
sermon  and  constitute  the  Presbytery,  not  being  present,  the  Rev. 
T.  G.  Watson,  the  oldest  minister  in  ordination  present,  per- 
formed those  offices.  His  sermon  was  based  upon  the  words 
found  in  Eph.  2  :8, — "For  by  grace  are  ye  saved  through  faith  and 
that  not  of  yourselves :  it  is  the  gift  of  God." 

After  the  sermon  Rev.  Watson  gave  a  brief  history  of  the 
movement  ending  in  the  division  of  the  Presbytery  of  Idaho  and 


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the  formation  of  the  two  new  Presbyteries,  and  ottered  the  consti 
luting  prayer.     Rev.   W.  C.   Beebe  was  chosen  temporary  clerk. 
The  roll  was  made  onl  and  is  as  follows: 

Ministers.                         Churches.  Elders. 

T.  G.  Watson Spokane-First.  Nelson  Holman 

H.  W.  Stratton Coeur  d'Alene. 

G.  L.  Deffenbaugh      Rockford. 

W.  C.  Beehe Westminster.  J.  M.  Powell 

Philip  Jamieson             Centenary.  W.  F.  McKay 

T.  J.  Lamont Rathdrum.  Adolf  Post 

T.  G.  Watson  was  elected  Moderator  and  Rev.  G.  L.  Deffen 
baugh  Stated  Clerk. 

Revs.  Prof.  Woods  of  the  Synod  of  Ontario,  and  Donald  Ross 
of  the  Synod  of  Columbia,  being  present,  were  invited  to  sit  ;is 
corresponding  members.  The  Presbytery  adjourned  to  meet  at 
9  a.  m.  on  the  following  morning. 

The  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  met  for  organization  in  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Prescott,  Washington,  October  20. 
1890,  at  7 :30  p.  m. 

Rev.  T.  M.  Gunn,  S.  M.,  being  the  oldest  resident  minister 
present,  preached  the  opening  sermon  and  then  constituted  the 
Presbytery  with  prayer.  The  roll  call  showed  the  following  min- 
isters present:  Rev.  T.  M.  Gunn,  Rev.  I.  Wheelis,  Rev.  Seth  Cook, 
Rev.  E.  M.  Sharp ;  absent  ministers,  Alexander  Adair,  Robert 
Williams,  Archie  Lawyer,  William  Wheeler,  Peter  Lindsley.  !> 
D.  Allen,  Enoch  Pond,  and  James  Hines ;  licentiates  absent. 
Robert  Parsons  and  Moses  Monteith. 

Of  the  churches  Prescott  responded  to  the  roll  call  with  El 
der  S.  H.  Edwin,  and  Elder  Hart  was  also  present. 

On  motion  the  officers  of  the  Presbytery  were  chosen  by  bal- 
lot without  nominations.  Rev.  T.  M.  Gunn  was  elected  Modera- 
tor and  Rev.  E.  M.  Sharp  Stated  Clerk.  Committee  on  Standing 
Rules  reported;  the  report  was  adopted  and  the  Standing  Rules 
ordered  printed. 

Adjourned  with  prayer  until  8:30  a.  m.,  October  21st. 


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The  Presbytery  of  Central  Washington,  and  8  y  nodical  Boundaries. 

The  Committee  on  Bills  and  Overtures  of  the  General  Assem- 
bly of  1001  reported  Overture  No.  54,  from  the  Synod  of  Wash- 
ington, with  the  certificate  of  concurrence  of  the  Synod  of  Ore- 
gon therein,  on  the  boundaries  of  said  Synods,  and  also  Overture 
No.  214,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound,  asking  for  the  crea- 
tion of  a  new  Presbytery,  containing  churches  some  of  which  now 
belong  to  the  Synod  of  Washington  and  some  to  the  Synod  of 
Oregon. 

The  committee  recommended  the  following  action,  which  was 
adopted : 

Be  it  enacted — 

1.  That  the  boundaries  of  the  Synods  of  Oregon  and  Wash- 
ington be  changed  by  taking  from  the  former  and  adding  to  the 
latter  a  part  of  the  Synod  of  Oregon,  as  at  present  constituted, 
which  lies  within  the  boundaries  of  the  State  of  Washington. 

2.  That  a  new  Presbytery  be  and  is  hereby  erected,  embrac- 
ing the  ministers  and  churches  in  the  three  counties  of  Kittitas, 
Yakima,  and  Klikitat,  in  the  State  of  Washington,  said  new 
Presbytery  to  be  known  as  the  Presbytery  of  Central  Washing- 
ton, and  to  be  subject  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Synod  of  Wash- 
ington. 

3.  That  the  Rev.  James  M.  Thompson  of  North  Yakima  be 
and  he  is  hereby  appointed  to  convene  said  Presbytery  for  organ- 
ization, report  to  be  promptly  made  to  the  Assembly  and  Synod. 

4.  That  to  care  for  the  Home  Mission  work  within  the 
bounds  of  the  new  Presbytery  until  it  can  be  legally  constituted, 
the  following  are  appointed  a  committee  on  Home  Missions :  Rev. 
James  M.  Thompson,  Chairman;  Ministers,  David  Blythe  and 
Frank  L.  Hayden,  D.D. ;  Elders,  W.  C.  Dudley  and  Hugh  Sin- 
clair. 

(G.  A.  Minutes  1001,  Page  880.) 

In  compliance  with  the  action  of  the  General  Assembly  the 
Presbytery  of  Central  Washington  met  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  North  Yakima  at  10 :00  a.  m.,  September  20,  1901. 

After  the  devotional  exercises  conducted  by  Rev.  James  M. 
Thompson,  as  convener,  the  enabling  act  of  the  General  Assem- 
bly was   read  and   the  Presbytery  was   constituted  by   prayer. 


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The  following  ministers  were  presenl  :    James  M.  Thompson,  A. 

T.  McLean,  F.  L.  Ilayden,  D.D.,  and  Jackson  K.  Buchanan.     The 
following  ministers  were  absent  :     David  Blyth  and  John  C.  Tern 
pleton.     The   following  churches   were   represented,    \  iz. :      First 
Presbyterian  Chinch  of  North  Yakima,  by  W.  B.  Dudley;  Cleve- 
land, by  T.  N.  Talberl ;  Ellensburg,  by  Jacob  Salladay. 

Rev.  -James  M.  Thompson  was  elected  Moderator  and  Kev.  F. 
L.  Ilayden  Stated  Clerk. 

Kev.  John  E.  Day  presented  his  letter  of  dismission  from  the 
1'ivsbytery  of  Great  Falls,  .Montana,  and  requested  to  be  received 
as  a  member  of  the  Presbytery.  His  letter  was  read  and  found  to 
be  in  order  and  on  motion  the  brother  was  received  and  his  mime 
enrolled. 

At  the  afternoon  session  Rev.  David  Blyth  was  present  and 
the  committee,  on  Home  Missions,  appointed  by  General  Assem- 
bly, of  which  he  was  a  member,  reported  concerning  the  fields  of 
Goldendale,  Cleveland  and  Dot,  Centerville  and  Glenwood,  Ros- 
lyn,  Cle  Elum,  Natches,  Parker,  Moxey  and  Sunnyside:  also  upon 
new  work  within  the  bounds  of  the  new  Presbytery  with  recom- 
mendations. The  report  was  adopted  and  the  recommendations 
approved. 

The  new  Presbytery   found  a  large  and  growing  field   for 
labor. 

The  Presbytery  of  Bellingham. 

At  the  meeting  of  Sjmod  in  Walla  Walla,  Washington,  Octo- 
ber 5,  1906,  the  stated  clerk  of  the  Presbytery  of  Bellingham  re- 
ported that  in  compliance  with  the  Enabling  Act  of  Synod 
granted  October  5,  1905,  the  Presbytery  of  Bellingham  was  organ- 
ized in  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Fairhaven,  October  24,  1905, 
consisting  of  ministers  and  churches  in  the  counties  of  Whatcom, 
Skagit,  San  Juan,  and  that  portion  of  Chelan  formerly  within 
the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound. 

It  consists  of  the  following  churches,  viz. :  Acme,  Anacortes. 
Bellingham,  Bethany,  Cashmere,  Clearbrook,  Deming,  Everson. 
Fairhaven,  Kendall,  Maple  Falls,  Nooksack,  Sedro-Woolley  and 
Wenatchee — 14. 

Also  the  following  ministers  were  enrolled,  viz.:  William  A. 
Sample,  D.D.,  James  A.  Laurie,  Thomas  M.  Gunn,  D.D.,  Fred- 


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erick  Harvey,  Beveridge  K.  McElmon,  James  Thomson,  George 
H.  Haystead  and  Walter  A.  Stevenson,  Ph.  U — 8. 

This  agrees  with  the  list  of  churches  set  off  by  the  Synod  with 
the  exception  of  Friday  Harbor  and  Immannel,  which  were  al- 
lowed to  remain  in  the  Presbytery  of  Pnget  Sound,  at  their  re- 
quest; also,  as  to  the  list  of  ministers,  Eevs.  B.  F.  Miller  and  Or- 
lando M.  Gillette  did  not  appear.  The  report  was  accepted  and 
adopted. 

This  report  should  have  stated  that  Rev.  T.  M.  Gunn,  D.D., 
preached  the  opening  sermon,  constituted  Presbytery  with 
prayer,  and  presided  until  after  the  election  of  the  Moderator; 
and  that  Rev.  B.  K.  McElmon  was  chosen  Moderator  and  Rev. 
George  H.  Haystead,  Stated  Clerk. 

(Min.  S.  of  W.  1005  and  1006,  Page  421.) 

Transfer  of  Snohomish  County  from  Puget  Sound  Presbytery  to 
that  of  Bellingham. 

At  Synod  in  session  on  Friday,  October  2,  1008,  in  Ellensburg, 
the  Committee  on  Bills  and  Overtures  reported  a  joint  overture 
and  memorial  from  the  Presbyteries  of  Bellingham  and  Puget 
Sound  asking  for  the  transfer  of  Snohomish  County,  Washington, 
from  the  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound  to  the  Presbytery  of  Belling- 
ham, including  the  churches  of  Everett,  Mukilteo,  Snohomish, 
and  Stanwood— four ;  and  the  following  ministers,  viz.:  Rev. 
Felix  S.  Thomas,  Rev.  Herbert  Thomson,  and  Rev.  Arthur  B.  Van 
Zante — three.  The  overture  was  recommended  by  the  committee 
and  the  report  was  adopted  by  the  Synod. 

(Min.  S.  of  W.  1008,  Page  17.) 

The  Presbytery  of  Wenatchee. 

The  Presbytery  of  Wenatchee  was  formed  under  the  terms  of 
an  Enabling  Act  passed  at  the  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  Wash- 
ington held  at  Tacoma,  October  3-6,  1007.  This  Act  set  apart  the 
following  churches  and  ministers  previously  belonging  to  the 
Presbyteries  of  Spokane  and  Bellingham  to  form  the  new  organ- 
ization :  Bridgeport,  Cashmere,  Coulee  City,  Okanogan,  Omak, 
Quincy,  St.  Andrews,  Waterville,  Wenatchee,  and  Wilson  Creek. 

Rev.  Thomas  H.  Atkinson,  John  W.  Berger,  Herbert  M. 
Course,  John  B.  Ferguson,  Win.  H.  Hoole,  Jas.  Howell,  Walter 


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C.  Jones,  John  A.  McArthur,  [rving  T.  Raab,  and  Jas.  Thomson, 
Jr.,  in  the  counties  <>r  Chelan,  Douglas  and  Okanogan. 

In  accordance  with  lliis  authorization  the  firs!  meeting  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Wenatchee  was  held  in  the  Kirs)  (lunch  of  We- 
natchee,  Tuesday  evening.  October  2!>,  1907,  at  7 :•'{<)  p.  in.  Rev. 
Irving  T.  Raab  offered  the  opening  prayer,  Rev.  -las.  Thomson, 
Jr.,  read  the  Scripture  (1st  Thess.,  5th  Chapter),  and  Rev.  Walter 
C.  Jones  preached  the  opening  sermon  from  1st  Thess.,  5:21,  and 
constituted  the  new  Presbytery  with  prayer.  There  were  present 
six  ministers;  and  Elders  F.  F.  Rexford,  H.  S.  Irwin,  C.  C.  Led- 
better,  O.  G.  Fish,  and  I).  Urquhart.  Rev.  John  P>erger  was 
elected  Moderator  and  Rev.  Herbert  M.  Course  Stated  Clerk.  The 
first  Commissioners  to  the  General  Assembly  were  Rev.  H.  M. 
Course  and  Elder  Irwin.  This  Presbytery  is  essentially  Home 
Mission  territory  and  a  new  organization  has  been  enrolled  each 
stated  meeting  since  the  first,  showing  an  energetic  and  aggres- 
sive spirit  among  the  workers.  Churches  have  been  organized  at 
Mold  and  Krupp.  Another  at  Moses  Lake  is  waiting  enrollment 
and  one  is  authorized  at  Oroville. 

Okanogan  is  the  largest  county  in  the  State,  being  of  the 
same  size  as  Connecticut  and  has  but  two  organized  Presbyterian 
Churches,  Okanogan  and  Omak,  under  the  care  of  Rev.  Jas.  Thom- 
son, Jr.  Rev.  H.  M.  Course,  locally  known  as  the  "Jack  Rabbit 
Missionary,"  was  sent  to  the  northern  end  of  this  region  in  July 
of  1908.  The  missionary  nature  of  Mr.  Course's  work  is  instanced 
by  the  fact  that  his  monthly  journeys  into  the  mountains  cover 
from  fifty  to  two  hundred  miles,  most  of  which  are  overtaken  by 
walking.  This  circumstance  has  something  to  do  with  his  nick- 
name which  has  fallen  to  Mr.  Course,  who  supplies  six  stations 
with  gospel  ministrations. 

Rev.  Jas.  Thomson,  Jr.,  in  his  work  at  Okanogan  and  Omak, 
affords  an  illustration  of  the  character  of  work  which  not  infre- 
quently falls  to  the  lot  of  a  western  missionary.  Mr.  Thomson 
came  to  his  present  field,  at  about  the  time  Wenatchee  Presby- 
tery was  organized,  from  Stites,  Idaho,  where  he  had  built  up  an 
organization  from  primitive  conditions  and  erected  a  church. 
In  his  present  field  he  is  doing  real  foundation  work.  While 
struggling  in  its  infancy  the  Okanogan  congregation  built  a 
church  without  soliciting  the  help  of  the  Church  Erection  Board 
and  a  new  church  building  has  also  been  erected  at  Omak.     Mr. 


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Thomson  also  serves  some  four  or  five  other  points  in  his  apos- 
tolic labors,  and  had  to  journey  about  four  hundred  miles  in  or- 
der to  attend  the  first  two  meetings  of  Presbytery.  At  Water- 
ville,  in  this  Presbytery,  a  new  manse  adds  to  the  comfort  of  the 
pastor,  Walter  L.  Bone.  In  the  city  of  Wenatchee  there  is  a 
strong  Presbvterian   church  which  has   lately   called   Rev.   Dr. 


Rev.   Herbert  M.    Course, 

Stated  Clerk   of  the   Presbytery  of  Wenatchee. 


Stevenson  of  Seattle  to  the  pastorate  and  has  made  extensive 
renovations  in  their  house  of  worship.  The  advance  in  popula- 
tion and  attendant  prosperity  which  has  in  late  years  come  to 
the  Wenatchee  district,  through  the  development  of  irrigation 
and  fruit  raising,  promises  to  make  this  city  one  of  the  leading 
centers  of  the  State  and  the  Presbyterian  Church  is  to  be  con- 
gratulated upon  the  strong  organization  in  this  place. 


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At  Cashmere,  jusi  wesl  of  Wenatchee,  there  is  a  strong  self- 
supporting  church  under  the  pastoral  care  of  Irving  T.  Raab. 
This  congregation  has  lately  added  a  $1,200  addition  to  their 
church  building.    Another  extensive  parish  is  that  of  Rev.  \V.  .1. 

Manifold,  reaching  from  Wilson  Creek  to  Quincy,  distance  of  fifty 
miles  along  the  Great  Northern  Railway  and  comprising  the 
.Moses  Lake  Church,  some  thirty  miles  to  the  south  of  the  rail- 
way. In  this  field  there  is  a  church  building  at  Wilson  ("reek 
and  one  projected  at  Krupp,  which  is  the  extreme  eastern  point. 
Rev.  W.  11.  Iloole  looks  after  Coulee  City,  St.  Andrews  and  Mold, 
and  has  seen  visible  results  of  his  work  in  the  erection  of  a 
church  and  manse  at  Coulee  City.  The  other  two  points  being  up 
in  the  mountains  and  removed  from  the  railway ;  tins  work  is  one 
calling  for  a  large  outlay  of  physical  as  well  as  spiritual  energy. 
This  detailed  review  of  the  Presbytery  is  made  so  that  the 
missionary  nature  of  the  work  in  the  newrer  parts  of  the  Synod 
may  serve  to  showr  the  older  and  longer  established  churches  the 
beginnings  from  which  by  faith  and  laborious  patient  effort  the 
strong  churches  of  the  future  will  be  developed.  H.  M.  C. 

Presbytery  of  Columbia  River. 

The  Committee  on  Bills  and  Overtures  at  the  meeting  of 
Synod  in  Ellensburg,  Washington,  Friday,  October  2,  1908,  re- 
ported paper  No.  1  as  a  joint  overture  from  the  Presbyteries  of 
Olympia  and  Central  Washington,  asking  that  a  new  Presbytery 
be  erected  to  be  known  as  the  Presbytery  of  Columbia  River,  com- 
prising the  territory  of  the  counties  of  Pacific,  Lewis,  Wakiakum. 
Cowlitz,  Clark,  Skamania,  and  Klickitat,  Washington ;  consisting 
of  the  following  churches,  viz. :  Bickleton,  Camas,  Castle  Rock, 
Catlin,  Centralia,  Chehalis,  Cleveland,  Dot,  Ellsworth,  Fishers. 
Goldendale,  Ilwaco,  Kelso,  Long  P>each,  Minnehaha,  Ridgefield. 
Toledo,  Trout  Lake,  Vancouver,  and  Woodland — twenty;  and  in- 
cluding the  ministers  living  within  these  bounds,  viz. :  Herbert 
K.  Bushnell,  Andrew  Carrick,  Lester  E.  Deline,  William  W.  Ed- 
mondson,  Hiram  Elwell,  F.  Alexander  George,  William  H.  Jones, 
Joseph  R.  Monfort,  Morris  W.  Morse,  Angus  McKenzie,  Andrew 
C.  Mclver,  Frank  H.  Newton,  G.  William  H.  Smith,  Henry  W. 
Thompson,  Harry  S.  Templeton,  Eugene  Willson,  and  W.  R  Wal- 
ker— seventeen. 


Rev.    S.    Alexander   George, 

Of  Kelso   Church,   Stated   Clerk  of  the  Presbytery  of  Columbia  River. 


108  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

A  special  committee  was  appointed  to  prepare  an  Enabling 
Act  for  the  erection  of  the  Presbytery  of  Columbia  River,  re- 
ported as  follows,  viz.: 

Be  it,  and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  Synod  of  Washington, 
that  the  Presbytery  of  Columbia  River  is  hereby  constituted  to 
consist  of  churches  and  ministers  within  the  bounds  of  the  coun- 
ties specified  in  the  joint  overture  from  the  Presbyteries  of  Ohm 
pia  and  Central  Washington.  That  the  Presbytery  of  Columbia 
River  so  erected  shall  meet  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Van- 
couver, Washington,  on  Tuesday,  October  13,  1908,  at  7:30 
o'clock  p.  m.,  and  be  opened  with  a  sermon  by  the  Rev.  S.  Alex- 
ander George,  who  shall  preside  until  a  Moderator  is  elected,  or 
in  his  absence  the  Rev.  Andrew  Carrick  shall  perform  these 
duties. 

The  report  was  adopted.  (Min.  S.  of  W.  1908,  Pages  17 
and  23.) 

The  new  Presbytery  convened  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Vancouver,  Washington,  on  October  13,  1908,  7:30  p.  in.,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  direction  of  the  Synod  and  was  opened  with  a 
sermon  by  Rev.  S.  Alexander  George,  who  presided  until  the  roll 
was  made  up  as  above,  and  Rev.  Angus  McKenzie  was  elected 
Moderator.  Rev.  S.  Alexander  George  was  chosen  Stated  Clerk, 
and  Rev.  W.  W.  Edmonson,  Permanent  Clerk.  Thus  was  created 
the  youngest  child  of  the  Synod. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

THE     ERECTION     OF     SYNODS,     THEIR     MODERATORS, 
CLERKS  AND  SYNODICAL  MISSIONARIES. 

The  Synod  of  the  Pacific.  0.  S. 

Extract  from  Minutes  of  General  Assembly  of  1852,  page  207, 
under  date  of  May  22 : 

"The  Presbyteries  of  California,  Oregon  and  Stockton  are 
hereby  erected  into  a  new  Synod,  to  be  called  the  Synod  of  the 
Pacific;  and  for  that  purpose  the  Presbyteries  of  California  and 
Oregon  are  detached  from  the  Synod  of  New  York.  The  Synod 
created  by  this  minute  shall  hold  its  first  meeting  in  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  San  Francisco  on  the  third  Thursday  of 
October  next,  at  7  o'clock  p.  m.,  and  shall  be  opened  with  a  ser- 
mon by  the  oldest  minister  present,  who  shall  preside  until  a 
Moderator  be  chosen. 

The  Presbyteries  herein  named  shall  present  their  records  to 
the  Synod  of  the  Pacific  for  examination,  from  the  date  of  their 
last  approval  by  the  Synod  of  New  York. 

The  Synod  shall,  at  its  first  meeting,  settle  definitely  the  ter- 
ritorial limits  of  its  several  Presbyteries. 
The  report  was  adopted." 

Pursuant  to  the  above  action  the  Synod  of  the  Pacific  met  in 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  San  Francisco  with  Rev.  Albert 
Williams  as  Convener,  and  the  new  Synod  was  duly  constituted. 

For  the  Synod  of  Alta,  California,  see  Minutes  of  G.  A.  (N. 
S.),  1857,  and  for  the  union  of  the  two,  see  M.  G.  A.  1870,  page  97. 

In  1870  the  Synod  held  two  meetings  under  the  re-united 
church  in  the  same  city,  one  in  July  and  one  in  October,  with 
Rev.  J.  G.  Flackler  and  Rev.  S.  W.  Woodbridge,  D.D.,  serving  re- 
spectively as  Moderators. 

In  1876  the  Synod  was  composed  of  five  Presbyteries  in  Cali- 
fornia and  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon,  and  this  Presbytery  in- 


L70  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

eluded  wiihin  its  bounds  the  vnsi  regioD  of  Oregon  and  the  Terri- 
tories of  Washington  and  Idaho. 

The  total  number  of  ministers  enrolled  was  twenty-five  and 
of  I  lies*;  nine  were  without  churches  and  only  one  of  the  sixteen 
in  the  active  ministry  was  a  pastor,  namely — Rev.  A.  L.  Lindsley, 
D.D.,  of  the  First  Church  of  Portland.  Of  the  thirty-two  churches 
in  all  this  Northwest  nine  were  vacant. 

The  total  membership  of  white  people  was  si!),  and  of  these 
240  were  in  Portland,  and  40  in  Seattle.  There  were  1,211  Indian 
members  in  the  missions  of  Lapwai,  Kamiah,  Spokane  and  Puy- 
allup. 

The  Synod  of  the  Columbia. 

At  the  meeting-  of  the  General  Assembly  in  the  Tabernacle 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Brooklyn,  New  York,  on  Thursday,  May 
30,  1876,  Eev.  Henry  J.  Van  Dyke,  D.D.  Mod.,  and  Rev.  Edwin  F. 
Hatfield,  D.D.,  Stated  Clerk,  an  overture  was  received  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Oregon,  asking  that  the  General  Assembly  erect  a 
Synod  on  the  territory  now  embraced  within  the  bounds  of  said 
Presbytery,  as  herein  described,  under  the  name  of  The  Synod  of 
the  Columbia,  with  the  following  Presbyteries,  viz. : 

First.  The  Presbytery  of  Oregon,  which  shall  be  defined  as 
within  that  part  of  the  State  of  Oregon  situated  between  the  Co- 
lumbia River  on  the  north,  and  a  line  beginning  at  the  southwest 
corner  of  Benton  County,  and  running  along  the  south  line  of 
said  county  to  the  southeast  corner,  thence  along  the  east  line  to 
the  southwest  corner  of  Linn  County,  thence  along  the  south  line 
of  said  county  to  the  summit  of  the  Cascade  Mountains ;  also  the 
counties  of  Wasco,  Umatilla,  Union,  Grant,  and  Baker,  in  East- 
ern Oregon,  together  with  the  Territory  of  Idaho ;  and  to  consist 
of  the  following  churches,  served  by  seven  ministers:  Portland, 
Brownsville,  Bethany,  Tualitin  Plains,  Corvallis,  Salem,  Pleasant 
Grove,  Albany,  Eagle  Park,  Kamia,  Lapwai,  Astoria,  Clatsop  and 
Lewiston ;  said  Presbytery  to  convene  at  Salem,  Oregon,  on  Tues- 
day, October  17,  187G,  at  7:30  p.  m.,  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  be  opened  with  a  sermon  by  the  Rev.  Aaron  L.  Linds- 
ley, D.D. ;  or,  in  his  absence,  by  the  oldest  minister  present,  who 
shall  preside  until  a  Moderator  be  chosen. 

Second.  The  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound,  to  be  re-organized 
under  the  same  name,  and  entitled  to  the  books,  papers  and  other 


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172  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

immunities  which  belonged  to  the  old  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound, 
now  in  the  care  of  Rev.  George  P.  Whitworth;  this  Presbytery  to 
include  all  the  Territory  of  Washington,  and  to  consist  of  the 
following  churches,  served  by  nine  ministers:  Olympia,  White 
River,  Seattle,  Port  Townsend,  Puyallup  Mission,  San  Juan  Isl- 
and, Steillacooin,  Tumwater,  Spokane  Falls,  Puyallup  and  Sno- 
homish City;  said  Presbytery  to  convene  at  Olympia,  in  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church,  on  Tuesday,  October  17,  1876,  at  7:30  p.  m., 
and  to  be  opened  with  a  sermon  by  the  Rev.  George  F.  Whit- 
worth, or,  in  his  absence,  by  the  oldest  minister  present,  who 
shall  preside  until  a  Moderator  be  chosen. 

Third.  The  Presbytery  of  South  Oregon,  to  be  constituted 
and  include  all  the  rest  of  the  State  of  Oregon  not  heretofore  de- 
scribed; and  to  consist  of  the  following  churches,  served  by  seven 
ministers:  Eugene  City,  Empire  City,  Roseburgh,  Jacksonville, 
Marshfield,  Phoenix  and  Ashland;  said  Presbytery  to  convene 
Tuesday,  October  17,  1876,  at  7:30  p.  m.,  in  the  First  Presby 
terian  Church  of  Eugene  City,  and  to  be  opened  with  a  sermon 
by  the  Rev.  M.  Allen  Williams;  or,  in  his  absence  by  the  oldest 
minister  present,  who  shall  preside  until  Moderator  be  chosen. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia  shall  be  con- 
vened to  meet  Thursday,  October  19,  1876,  at  7:30  p.  m.,  in  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Portlaud,  and  be  opened  with  a 
sermon  by  the  Rev.  Edward  R.  Geary,  D.D.,  or  in  his  absence.  l>.\ 
the  oldest  minister  preseent. 

The  reasons  assigned  for  this  overture  were  that  the  vast  ter- 
ritory covered  by  the  Presbytery  or  Oregon,  being  not  less  than 
six  hundred  square  miles  and  divided  by  mountains  and  rivers 
necessitated  much  time,  trouble  and  expense  in  attending  the 
meetings;  only  one  or  two  ministers  and  rarely  an  elder  could 
attend  the  sessions  of  Synod;  that  the  Synod  of  the  Pacific  was 
obliged  to  legislate  for  and  control  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon 
without  adequate  representation ;  and  that  this  Centennial  year 
of  our  national  history  would  seem  to  be  an  auspicious  time  to 
fully  occupy  and  equip  the  extreme  Northwest,  which  was  pre- 
served to  the  nation  and  to  the  Church  by  the  labors  and  the  suf- 
ferings of  our  self-denying  missionaries. 

The  committee  recommended  that  the  request  of  the  Presby- 
tery of  Oregon  be  granted,  and  that  the  Minutes  of  the  Presby- 


The  Synods  173 

tery  of  Oregon  be  laid  before  the  Synod  of  the  Pacific  at  its  next 
meeting  for  final  examination. 

The  overture  was  adopted.  (G.  A.  Minutes  1876,  pages  75 
and  76.) 

SUCCESSION   OF    MODERATORS. 

Time.  Name.  Presbytery.  Place. 

1876  George  F.  Whitworth Puget   Sound   Portland 

1877  E.  R.  Geary,  D.  D South    Oregon Portland 

1878  E.  N.  Condit Oregon  Portland 

1879  T.  M.  Boyd Idaho  Seattle 

1880  H.  P.  Dunning South  Oregon  Corvallis 

1881  R.  W.  Hill,  D.  I) Oregon    Salem 

1882  J.  R.  Bird Puget  Sound Portland 

1883  Alexander  Adair Idaho  Walla  Walla 

1884  A.  L.  Lindsley,  D.  1) Oregon    Seattle 

1885  J.  R.  Thompson,  D.  D Puget  Sound  Portland 

1886  Thomas  M.  Gunn Idaho  Spokane  Falls 

1887  J.  V.  Milligan Oregon Tacoma 

1888  Calvin  R,  Shields East  Oregon Salem 

1889  F.  G.  Strange South   Oregon Pendleton 

SUCCESSION  OF  STATED  CLERKS. 

1876 H.  W.  Stratton 

1879 E.  N.  Condit 

1880 G.  F.  Whitworth 

1889 J.  V.  Milligan 

Change  of  Name  from  Columbia  to  Oregon. 

Resolved,  That  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia  respectfully  over- 
ture the  General  Assembly  to  give  the  Synod  its  appropriate  de- 
scriptive name  and  bring  it  into  line  with  the  other  Synods  and 
the  policy  of  the  Assembly  in  the  organization  of  Synods,  by 
changing  the  name  from  Synod  of  the  Columbia  to  the  Synod  of 
Oregon ;  and  that  the  Assembly  be  requested  to  make  the  Synod 
of  Oregon  the  heir  to  the  records,  property  and  rights  of  the 
Synod  of  the  Columbia.    Adopted.     (Min.  of  S.  of  C,  1890,  p.  23.) 

Be  it  Enacted,  That  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia  shall  hereafter 
be  known  as  the  Svnod  of  Oregon,  and  shall  include  all  Pres- 


174  History  of  the  Synod  of  II  ashington 

byteries  within  the  Stale  of  Oregon,  and  the  Synod  of  Oregon  is 
hereby  declared  to  be  the  legal  successor  of  il><"  said  Synod  of  the 
Columbia.  (G.  A.  Min.  1891,  p.  1ST.)  (Presbyterian  Digest,  p. 
231.) 

SYNOD  OF  WASHINGTON. 

To  overtures  from  the  Presbytery  of  Olympia  and  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Paget  Sound  asking  for  the  erection  of  the  Synod 
of  Washington,  the  General  Assembly's  Committee  on  Bills  and 
Overtures  gave  1he  following  answer:  "We  recommend  that  the 
General  Assembly  erect  a  Synod  to  be  called  the  Synod  of  Wash- 
ington, which  Synod  shall  be  composed  of  the  four  Presbyteries 
of  Puget  Sound,  Idaho,  Alaska,  and  Olympia :  and  that  said 
Synod  of  Washington  shall  meet  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Tacoma,  in  the  State  of  Washington,  October  9,  1890, 
at  7:30  o'clock  P.  M.,  and  be  opened  with  a  sermon  by  the  Kev. 
J.  R.  Thompson,  D.  D.,  or,  in  his  absence,  by  the  minister  present 
who  has  been  longest  within  the  bounds  of  the  new  Synod.  We 
also  recommend  that  the  church  of  Sumner  remain  in  connection 
with  the  Presbytery  of  Paget  Sound."  Adopted.  (G.  A.  Min- 
utes 1890,  p.  37.)     (Presbyterian  Digest,  page  234.) 

In  compliance  with  the  above  action  the  new  Synod  of  Wash- 
ington met  in  the  place  and  at  the  time  designated,  and  was 
opened  with  a  sermon  by  the  Kev.  John  R.  Thompson,  D.  D., 
from  the  texts,  Psalms  19  :1,  14  :1,  and  Matt.  28  :19,  20.  After  the 
sermon  Dr.  Thompson  read  the  order  of  the  General  Assembly 
concerning  the  formation  of  the  new  Synod,  constituted  said 
Synod  with  prayer,  and  presided  until  the  election  of  a  Modera- 
tor.   The  roll  was  then  made  out  and  is  as  follows : 

The  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound. 

Ministers:  Geo.  F.  Whitworth,  D.  T.  Carnahan,  J.  A.  Hanna, 
Benjamin  Parsons,  John  M.  McLeod,  James  Christie,  Rufus 
Patch,  J.  S.  Bingham,  James  A.  Laurie.  A.  S.  Foster,  John  A. 
Stayt,  Thomas  J.Weeks,  D.  M.  Davenport,  R.  B.  Dilworth,  Albert 
J.  Canney,  W.  A.  Mackey,  S.  0.  Head,  B.  K.  McElmon.  H.  Vernon 
Rice,  Joseph  Lanman,  Charles  C.  McCarty,,  Elliott  W.  Brown, 
R.  F.  Reasoner,  J.  M.  C.  Warren,  W.  McNair,  Prof.  J.  M.  Hughes, 
Kenneth  J.  Duncan,  W.  H.  Cornel t,  and  G.  McKennon. 


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Churches:  Renton,  Por1  Townsend,  Nooksack  City,  Nook- 
sack,  Seattle,  Second,  Zion,  Westminster,  Blaine  First,  San  Juan, 

Lopez,   Su er,   Snohomish,    Fairhaven,   .Mi.    Pisgah,   Cle-Elum, 

Bellingham  Bay,  Bethany,  Port  Townsend  Bay,  Cedar  drove, 
Spring  Lake  Valley,  Seattle  First,  Por1  Badlock,  Ballard,  Welsh 
Chapel,  Seal  tie,  Ellensburgh,  North  Yakima,  Lake  Onion,  Cal- 
vary, Trinity,  Vashon,  White  River,  Kent,  Dungeness,  Port  An- 
geles, Lynden,  Sedro. 

Elders  present:  Geo.  A.  Joiner,  I".  C.  Meade,  <;.  A.  Kellogg. 
Dr.  G.  W.  Price,  William  Allen,  Roberl  Bruce,  Hugh  Sinclair, 
L.  W.  Ballard. 

The  Presbytery  of  Tdaho. 

Ministers:  Alex.  Adair,  Thomas  G.  Watson,  Howard  W. 
Stratton,  T.  M.  Gunn,  G.  L.  Deffenbaugh,  W.  C.  Beebe,  Robt. 
Williams,  A.  B.  Cort,  A.  B.  Lawyer,  Silas  Whitman,  William 
Wheelan,  H.  H.  McMillan,  J.  A.  McArthur.  Peter  Lindsley,  James 
Hines,  Isam  Wheelis,  I).  1).  Allen,  Enoch  Pond,  P.  M.  Jamieson, 
Thomas  J.  Lamont  and  Seth  Cook. 

Licentiates :     Robert  Parsons,  Moses  Monteith. 

Churches:  Moscow,  Spokane  Falls  First,  Walla  Walla,  Coeur 
d'Alene,  Rockford,  Mt.  Idaho,  Sherman,  Miles,  Walker's  Prairie, 
Cameron,  Davenport,  Lewiston,  Cameron,  Prescott,  Elberton,  Cot- 
tonwood, Spokane  Falls,  Indian,  Waitsburg,  Mt.  Idaho,  Spangle, 
Kamiah,  Brents,  Spokane  River,  Wellpinnit,  North  Fork,  Minnie 
Falls,  Egypt,  Lapwai,  Meadow  Creek,  Rathdrum,  Post  Falls,  and 
Rosalia. 

Elders  present:     E.  H.  Erwin  and  E.  J.  Storms. 

Presbytery  of  Olympia. 

Ministers:  J.  Osmond.  R.  Cruikshanks,  D.  1).,  G.  W.  Sloan, 
W.  B.  Lee,  D.  D.,  A.  H.  Lackey,  D.  D.,  David  Thomas,  Thomas 
McGuire,  J.  R.  Thompson,  1).  1).,  W.  B.  Williams,  M.  G.  Mann, 
J.  A.  C.  McCoy,  M.  D.,  B.  L.  Aldrich,  A.  G.  Boyd,  H.  White,  A. 
McKenzie,  F.  H.  Smith,  J.  C.  Willert,  F.  F.  Young,  J.  T.  Glover, 
L.  R.  Smith,  D.  Dunlap,  J.  W.  Tait,  R,  N.  Toms  and  F.  H.  Fruiht. 

Churches:  Tacoma  Third,  Montesano,  Wynooche,  Aberdeen, 
Carbonado,  Wilkeson,  Tacoma  Second,  Vancouver,  Chehalis,  Nis- 
qually  Second,  Puyallup  Indian,  Chehalis  Indian,  Hoquiam,  St. 
John's,  Cosmopolis,  Union  Ridge,  Woodland,  Puyallup,  Gig  Har- 


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177 


bor,  Rosedale,  Castle  Rock,  South  Bend,  Fourth  Plain,  Cedar 
Creek,  Centralia  First,  Olympia,  South  Union,  Tacoma  First, 
Lincoln  Creek  and  Toledo. 

Elders:  Sam']  Hoke,  D.  II.  Mullen,  M.  Stewart,  S.  Campbell, 
Allen  Duffin,  F.  Young,  A.  Matthews,  E.  S.  Prentice,  N.  C.  Hays 
and  Charles  Shepherd. 

It  appears  from  the  minutes  that  the  Presbytery  of  Alaska 
was  not  represented. 

After  the  roll  was  completed  Rev.  G.  F.  Whitworth,  D.  D., 
was  elected  Moderator  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  nom- 
inate the  stated  and  permanent  clerks.  On  the  next  moring  this 
committee  reported  the  names  of  Rev.  J.  C.  Willert  for  stated 
clerk  and  Rev.  Geo.  L.  Deffenbaugh  for  permanent  clerk.  This 
report  was  adopted.  Thus  our  Synod  took  its  place  in  the  sister- 
hood of  Synods  of  the  mother  Assembly. 


Rev.   E.   A.    Walker, 

Stated  Clerk  of  the  Synod   of  Washington. 


ITS 


History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 


SYNOD  OF  WASHINGTON. 


Succession   of  Moderators   and   Clerks. 

Place 
Year.      of  Meeting.  Moderator.  Presbytery. 

1890  Tacoma    G.  F.  Whitworth,  D.  D Puget   Sound. 

1891  Spokane    Thomas  MacGuire  Olympia. 

1892  Seattle    William  H.  Cornett Spokane. 

1893  Spokane     Alexander  H.   Adair Walla  Walla. 

1894  Vancouver     Wm.  A.  Mackay,  D.  D Puget  Sound. 

1895  Tacoma    Alex.  H.  Lackey,  D.  D Olympia. 

1896  Moscow,    Idaho...  John    A.    McArthur Spokane. 

1897  Seattle     D.  O.  Ghormley,  D.  D Walla  Walla. 

1898  Spokane     William  A.  Major,  D.  D Puget  Sound. 

1899  Skagway,  Alaska.John  C.  Willert Olympia. 

.Spokane. 


1900  Tacoma    G.  Wm.  Gibony,  D.  D. 

1901  Lewiston,    Idaho. .David  Blythe  Central  Washington. 

1902  Whatcom     William  Kirkhope  Walla  Walla. 

1903  North     Yakima... John  P.  Hartman,  Esq Puget  Sound. 

1904  Davenport    James   H.   Condit Alaska. 

1905  Hoquiam    Arthur  H.  Barnhisel  Olympia. 

1906  Walla  Walla  Samuel  M.  Ware,  D.  D Spokane. 

1907  Tacoma    Frank  L.  Hayden,  D.  D Central    Washington. 

1908  Ellensburg    Mark  A.  Matthews,  D.  D Seattle. 


Stated  Clerk. 
1890     John  C.  Willert. 
1898     James  V.  Milligan. 
1901     Eugene  A.  Walker. 


Permanent  Clerk. 

1890  George  L.   Deffenbaugh. 

1891  Thomas  M.  Boyd. 

1892  Alex.  H.  Lackay,  D.  D. 
1901     Charles  J.  Godsman. 
1903     S.  Alexander  George. 


The  Synods 
Synodical  Missionaries. 


179 


Rev.  Howard  Stratton  was  the  Synodical  missionary  for  the 
Synod  of  the  Columbia  in  1878-1870. 

Rev.  Robert  W.  Hill,  D.  D.,  was  born  in  New  York  City.    He 
was  graduated   from   Union   Theological   Seminary,   New   York, 


Rev.    Robert    W.   Hill,   D.   I). 


1878,  and  ordained  in  May  of  the  same  year  by  the  Presbytery  of 
New  York.  He  served  the  following  churches:  Martinsburg, 
1876-80,  and  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Salem,  Ore.,  1878- 
1881.  He  was  Professor  of  Mental,  Moral  and  Natural  Science  in 
Willamette  University,  1880-1881.  He  was  the  Synodical  Mission- 
ary of  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia,  1885-1887,  and  Synodical  mis- 
sionary for  the  Indian  Territory  and  Oklahoma,  1887-1895. 


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Rev.   Thomas   .M.   (iiinn,    D.    D.,   was   born    in    Shelby   County, 
Kentucky.    He  was  graduated  from  Dickinson  College,  Pennsyl 
vania,  in  1860,  and  he  studied  theology  privately.  He  was  licensed 
March,  1868,  and  ordained  in  April,   L868,  by  the   I'resbytery  of 
Louisville.    He, has  served  the  following  churches :    Munfordville, 


Kev.   Thomas   M.    Gunn,   D.   D. 


Kentucky,  for  three  years  ;  <  Jrandridge,  in.,  five  years;  Braidwood, 
111.,  two  years;  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Joliet,  111.,  for 
eight  years;  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  for  two  years,  and  was  Synod- 
ical  Missionary  of  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia  1887-1890,  and  of 
the  Synod  of  Washington  1890-1899.  He  received  the  degree  of 
D.  D.  from  Whitman  College. 


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181 


Kev.  David  O.  Ghormley,  D.  P.,  was  born  at  Huntsville,  Ohio. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  Wooster  University,  Ohio,  in  1876, 
and  from  the  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1882.  He  was 
licensed  and  ordained  May  8,  1882,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Belle- 


Rev.  D.  O.  Ghormley,  D.  D. 


fontaine,  and  served  the  following  churches  as  pastor:  Third 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Portland,  Ore.,  1882-1894,  and  First  Pres- 
byterian Church  of  Moscow,  Idaho,  1894-1901.  He  was  the  stated 
clerk  of  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla,  and  has  been  the  Synod- 
ical  Missionary  of  the  Svnod  of  Washington  since  Nov.  1,  1901. 


CHAPTEE   VII. 

SABBATH    SCHOOL    MISSIONARIES    AND    PASTORS    AT 

LARGE. 

Sabbath  School  Missionaries 

Synod  of  Washington. 

Sclnx, Is 

Missionaries.        Presbytery.  Term.      Organized. 

W.B.Williams Olympia   1894-1905  91 

Chas.  Shepherd Puget    Sound 1894-100.")  L50 

Ohas.  Phipps Spokane    1894-1905  103 

M.  G.  Mann Walla  Walla 1894-1897-1900         74 

W.O.Forbes Walla  Walla 1902-1908  6C 

Owen  Jones Puget  Sound 1905-1908  41 

R.M.Hood Walla  Walla 1905  5 

.I.S.Howard Spokane   1905-1907  20 

Jas.  Thomson Bellingham    1906-1908  8 

Z.  W.  Commerford      Olympia  1906  6 

Geo.  Hageman  ..... Spokane    1907-1908  19 

F.  H.  Mixsell Olympia  1907-1908  13 

Presbyterian  churches  organized  as  results  of  these  schools 
since  1887,  63.  Church  property  acquired  by  the  Presbyterian 
Church  as  result  of  this  work,  $100,000  (estimated).  Churches 
of  other  denominations  organized  as  result  of  this  work,  21. 

Sabbath  School  Missions. 

BY  REV.  OWEN  JONES. 

The  number  of  Sabbath  School  members  in  the  Presbytery  of 
Puget  Sound  (now  Presbytery  of  Seattle)  in  the  year  1905  was 
5,449.  The  Presbytery  then  included  many  of  the  churches  thai 
now  make  up  the  Presbytery  of  Bellingham  and  Wenatchee, 
1  hough  we  have  still  within  our  care  Kitsap  and  Clallam  conn 
ties,  with  a  very  small  population  as  yet.    Our  cbief  work  lies  in 


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King  County,  and  largely  in  Seattle.  In  the  whole  Presbytery  we 
have  in  our  Sabbath  Schools,  according  to  last  year's  report,  6,205. 
In  Seattle  itself  we  have  over  5,500  members.  During  the  last 
tour  years  thirty-six  new  schools  have  been  established.  Thirty- 
two  of  these  are  in  existence  today,  most  of  them  in  flourishing 
condition.    The  membership  of  these  mission  schools  is  now  2,061. 


Rev.  Owen  Jones. 

We  have  several  buildings  made  for  these  schools.  We  have 
a  beautiful  chapel  at  Duwamish,  finished  with  some  effort  by 
Dr.  Wilson  of  the  Westminster  church;  also  the  portable  build- 
ing at  Rainier  Beach,  a  small  building  at  Greenwood  Avenue, 
and  the  tent  at  Pleasanl  Valley,  of  Avhich,  with  the  school,  we 
furnish  a  picture. 

From  these  schools  the  following  churches  have  been  organ- 
ized:   Ravensdale  and  Mukilteo.    These  have  built  two  fine  little 


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Pleasant  Valley  Presbyterian  Sunday  School, 

A    city   mission   which   grew   into   a   church   in   a  very   few   months. 


churches,  which  were  paid  for  before  they  were  opened.  Brem- 
erton is  another  church  organized.  They  have  a  lot  for  their 
building  and  will  soon  have  a  church  edifice.  Stanwood,  also  the 
University  church.  The  school  was  organized  just  a  year  ago. 
Now  they  have  a  lot  for  building,  and  their  new  pastor  has  re- 
cently come. 

Out  of  three  more  of  these  schools  there  have  sprung  three 
promising  churches,  viz.:  South  Park,  with  thirty  members, 
Pleasant  Valley,  with  twenty-five  members,  and  Green  Lake,  with 
ninety  members,  and  these  are  supplied  with  ministers. 

The  increase  of  population  in  the  city  has  been  very  rapid; 
34,000  people  came  into  the  city  last  year;  many  more  will  come 
this  year.  The  last  ten  years  the  population  has  just  about  quad- 
rupled. In  ten  more  years  we  shall  have  not  far  from  a  million 
and  a  half.    That  will  mean  at  least  300,000  children. 

Considerable  efforts  have  been  made  in  the  last  four  years  to 
develop  the  training  of  teachers.  Eight  of  our  largest  churches 
have  had  teacher  training  classes  of  some  form  or  other.  Rev. 
Wallace  H.  Lee,  of  the  First  Church,  has  had,  during  the  four 
years,  fifty  in  his  classes.  He  took  the  Westminster  course  for 
two  years.  Three  have  been  awarded  diplomas  from  Philadel- 
phia, after  passing  the  necessary  examinations.    Eighteen  attend 


Sabbath  School  Missionaries  and  Pastors  at  Large        185 

his  class  at  the  present  time.  We  have  aimed  at  having  a  teacher 
training  institution,  but  have  not  yet  succeeded.  We  expect  to 
see  the  idea  realized. 

Last  year  we  took  a  new  departure.  Impressed  with  the  fact 
that  the  time  given  for  religious  teaching  is  so  small,  only  an 
hour  a  week,  we  started  two  summer  vacation  schools,  one  at  the 
First  Church  and  the  other  at  Westminster.  Thirty  to  forty 
scholars  came  together  in  each  and  very  good  work  was  done.  We 
expect  this  year  that  the  example  will  be  followed  by  many.  The 
work  done  in  two  weeks  of  competent  teaching  has  been  found  to 
be  equal  to  all  the  work  done  in  fifty-two  weeks  of  the  ordinary 
Sabbath  School. 

BY  REV.  W.  O.  FORBES. 

The  importance  of  the  Sunday  School  in  our  mission  fields  can 
hardly  be  overestimated.     The  Synod  of  Washington  has  long 


Rev.  W.  O.  Forbes,  D.  D. 


186  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

recognized  this  and  in  some  respects  has  labored  with  thai  in- 
spiration. Other  churches  are  coming  to  recognize  ii  also.  Quite 
recently  two  Methodist  ministers  of  prominence  said  in  conversa- 
tion with  the  writer:  "Your  church  is  doing  the  kind  of  work 
we  used  to  do  hut  which  we  arc  not  doing  now.  and  which  we 
must  do  or  give  up  our  claims  to  being  a  pioneer  church."  At 
their  next  conference  meeting  a  Sunday  School  missionary  was 
appointed,  and  it  is  expected  thai  other  conferences  will  follow 
with  similar  appointments.  The  Congregational  Church  is  doing 
strong  work  along  these  lines.  Five  of  their  Sunday  School  mis- 
sionaries compete  for  the  work  in  my  own  terirtory.  It  is  the 
ureal  work  of  the  great  missionary  churches  in  the  West  to-day. 
The  character  of  this  work  in  our  own  church  differs  with  the 
different  missionaries.  In  my  work  the  organization  of  Sahbath 
Schools  has  been  the  principal  feature  in  the  summer  months: 
l  hen  their  fostering  and  development  into  churches,  followed  by 
evangelistic  services  to  strengthen  them  until  properly  cared  for 
by  missionaries  appointed  by  the  Home  Board.  In  the  seven  and 
a  half  years  that  I  have  been  the  missionary  in  Central  Washing- 
ton and  Walla  Walla  Presbyteries,  a  territory  as  large  as  the 
State  of  Pennsylvania,  I  have  organized  about  one  hundred  Sun- 
day Schools.  Out  of  these  have  grown  28  Presbyterian  church 
organizations,  and  nearly  1,500  persons  have  professed  conver- 
sion. Resides  these  Presbyterian  churches,  eight  churches  of 
other  denominations  have  organized  in  fields  that  we  could  not 
care  for.  Of  these  100  schools,  some  have  died,  some  are  only 
summer  schools,  some  continue  open  the  year  round,  and  others 
have  been  organized  into  churches  and  have  thus  become  church 
schools.  Five  Presbyterian  churches  and  one  Methodist  church 
were  organized  out  of  my  schools  last  year,  and  four  petitions 
are  now  before  the  Presbyteries  asking  for  organization  in  their 
respective  localities. 

The  work  abounds  in  interesting  experiences.  One  year  ago 
I  went  in  on  the  first  train  that  carried  passengers  on  the  Mil- 
waukee railway  from  Lind  to  Othello,  a  divisional  point  on  that 
road  in  Adams  County.  It  was  a  company  going  there  to  a  Sat- 
urday night  dance,  the  first  dance  in  the  new  town.  The  next 
day  I  preached  the  first  sermon  and  organized  the  first  Sunday 
School  in  a  tent  on  the  block  and  at  the  same  hour  with  their 
first  baseball  game.    The  baseball  game  was  followed  by  "broncho 


Sabbath  School  Missionaries  and  Pastors  at  Large  187 

busting"  and  horse  racing,  attended  with  music  by  a  brass  band. 
I  preached  again  in  the  evening,  with  many  present  who  had  part 
in  the  morning  festivities.  That  is  the  way  the  first  Easter  Sun- 
day in  Othello  was  spent.  Today  we  have  a  good  church  organ 
ization,  with  a  nice  church  all  paid  for,  and  a  "sky  pilot"  in 
charge  of  the  work. 

I  went  into  another  held  in  Adams  County  to  organize  a  Sun- 
day school  and  hold  evangelistic  meetings,  and  finally  to  organize 
a  church  with  29  members,  where  there  were  children  from  10  to 
18  years  old  avIio  never  heard  anyone  preach  except  myself.  Many 
of  these  were  converted  and  united  with  the  little  church,  sitting 
at  my  feet  and  asking  all  manner  of  questions  as  to  what  it  was 
to  be  a  Christian  and  what  they  were  to  do  as  church  members. 

In  one  field  where  no  public  service  had  ever  been  held,  though 
the  people  had  lived  there  for  fifteen  years,  the  young  man  1!) 
years  old,  who  took  me  in,  asked  me  what  a  Sunday  School  was 
like,  and  what  a  church  service  was  like,  saying  he  had  never  been 
in  a  church  in  his  life  but  once,  and  then  on  the  occasion  of  his 
lather's  funeral.  This  young  man,  his  two  brothers,  a  sister,  his 
mother,  his  grandmother,  the  hired  man  on  the  place,  and  a  friend 
visiting  in  the  home,  were  all  converted,  and  the  Presbytery  has 
since  organized  a  church  in  this  community. 

I  took  a  scouting  tour  of  100  miles  on  horseback  in  Klickitat 
County,  distributing  literature  to  the  scattered  families.  I  found 
one  family  of  five  children,  the  oldest  a  girl  not  more  than  12 
years  old,  that  wanted  a  Sunday  School  organized  in  their  neigh- 
borhood. Nearby  were  a  number  of  homesteaders  on  timbered 
land,  all  of  whom  were  struggling  for  a  living.  The  Sabbath 
School  was  organized.  I  went  back  a  year  later  and  found  that 
they  had  not  missed  a  Sunday  in  the  whole  year,  though  the  snow 
was  sometimes  from  four  to  five  feet  deep.  At  this  meeting  they 
were  worshiping  in  a  grove  out  in  the  open.  A  year  later,  on  an- 
other visit,  I  found  the  people  holding  services  in  a  private  house. 
This  girl  already  spoken  of,  who  was  not  yet  14  years  old,  was 
converted.  The  next  year  when  I  went  back  they  had  a  little 
chapel  they  had  built  with  their  own  hands,  having  but  $150  in 
money,  and  on  this  occasion  Ave  organized  an  Endeavor  Society 
and  instituted  a  weekly  prayer  meeting.  This  girl,  not  then  15 
years  old,  was  made  one  of  the  officers.  I  came  back  on  Children's 
day  and  found  this  girl,  not  yet  10  years  old,  was  a  leader  in  the 


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prayer  meeting,  the  president  of  the  Endeavor.  Society,  and,  more 
wonderful  still,  was  leading  the  normal  class  with  Dr.  Worden's 
outlines  in  the  Sunday  School,  and  the  superintendent  himself, 
along  with  a  dozen  young  people,  was  silling  at  her  feet  to  learn 
the  things  concerning  Jesus.  We  have  no  church  organization 
there  yet,  but  the  work  goes  on,  and  1  still  visit  them  once  a  year. 


Rev.   F.   H.   JUixselL, 

Sunday    School    Missionary    of   the    Presbytery    of    Olympia. 


After  a  horseback  ride  over  a  mountain  trail  and  down  2,000 
feet  at  an  angle  of  45  degrees,  I  crossed  a  river  at  nightfall  and 
found  a  neighborhood  of  twenty-three  families  in  an  isolated 
place,  sixty  miles  from  civilization  by  wagon  road,  which  led  out 
the  other  way,  and  utterly  without  the  gospel.  The  only  public 
gatherings  were  public  dances  held  in  the  school  house,  where 
children  12  and  14  years  old  danced  with  the  sheep  men,  with  all 
their  vulgarity,  their  whiskey  and  their  fighting  spirit.     I  found 


Sabbath  School  Missionaries  and  Pastors  at  Large        189 

one  family  of  eight  children  sleeping  in  an  orchard  and  another 
family  of  fourteen  children,  counting  two  grandchildren,  doing 
the  same;  and  they  had  lived  there  for  nineteen  years.  One 
woman  left  that  day  with  her  sick  baby  in  her  arms  to  go  sixty 
miles  to  see  a  doctor.  I  was  able  to  give  them  the  gospel  message 
and  leave  some  permanent  work  among  them. 


Rev.   C.  A.   Phipps, 

For   many    years    Sunday    School    Missionary   and    Pastor-at-Large    of    the    Presbytery 

of    Spokane. 

These  instances  could  be  multiplied.  In  one  town  in  the  moun- 
tains, among  the  lumber  camps,  I  captured  a  brass  band  that  had 
come  in  for  picnic  purposes,  and  which  threatened  to  defeat  the 
object  of  my  being  there  that  day,  and  used  it  to  call  the  people 
together  from  a  baseball  game  and  general  holiday,  to  organize  a 
Sunday  School  of  fifty  members.  It  is  expected  that  within  a 
month  from  this  writing  these  people  will  have  a  settled  mission- 


li)D  History  of  the  &ynod  of  Washington 

ary.     At   the   recent   spring   meeting   of    Presbytery    tour   new 
Churches  were  authorized  as  resultants  of  this  work! 

BY   REV.   JAMBS  THOMSON. 

The  oldest  church  in  the  Presbytery  of  Bellingham  is  that  of 
Friday  Harbor.  Et  has  a  mission  attached  to  it  known  as  Iniman- 
uel,  and  two  flourishing  Sabbath  Schools  arc  carried  on. 


Rev.  James  M.  Thomson. 

In  1900  a  Sabbath  School  was  established  in  North.  Belling- 
ham which  has  developed  into  an  organization  known  as  the 
Knox  Presbyterian  Church,  a  church,  we  believe,  with  a  future. 

In  1907  we  established  a  Sabbath  School  at  Baker,  which  has 
had  a  wonderful  development,  and  the  result  of  the  efforts  of  the 
earnest  workers  of  that  district  is  a  well-organized  church  with 


Sabbath  School  Missionaries  and  Pastors  at  Large        191 

a  log  building  unique  in  its  beauty  and  oddity.  In  connection 
with  this  work  a  Sabbath  School  was  organized  last  year  at 
Sauk.  Another  was  organized  at  Clearbrook  and  is  under  the 
supervision  of  the  pastor  at  Everson.  Mission  stations  and 
schools  have  been  established  at  Lookout  and  Belfast,  also  re- 
cently at  Rome,  the  latter  in  connection  with  the  Bethany  church. 

The  churches  and  the  mission  schools  throughout  the  Presby 


Rev.  J.   C.  Willert, 

For    many    years    Pastor    of    Calvary    Church,    Tacoma,    and    Pastor-at-Large    of    the 

Presbytery  of  Olympia. 


tery  are  manned  at  the  present  time  by  strong  and  energetic 
preachers  and  efficient  helpers.  The  work  is  rapidly  growing, 
and  with  increasing  population  we  are  looking  forward  with  op- 
timistic vision  to  a  bright  future.  It  will  mean  hard  work  and  a 
great  deal  of  it,  but  that  is  what  our  men  are  looking  for. 

Of  Mr.  Thomson  and  his  work  one  writes  as  follows: 


1!»l'  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

Rev.  James  Thomson  has  spent  most  of  his  ministry  in  the 
Northwest,  having  held  pastorates  in  Brownsville,  Oregon,  Skag- 
way,  Alaska,  Seattle,  and  South  Bellingham,  Washington.  While 
pastor  of  the  Fairhaven  church  in  South  Bellingham  the  new 
Presbytery  of  Bellingham  was  formed  from  territory  of  the 
Puget  Sound  Presbytery.     Mr.  Thomson  was  asked  to  take  the 


Rev.    William    Kirkhope, 

For  some  time  Pastor-at-Large  for  Walla  Walla 
Presbytery;  later  Pastor  in  Brighton  and  Se- 
attle; now  an  active  member  of  the  Home  Mis- 
sion Committee  of  the  Presbytery  of  Seattle. 

positions  of  pastor-evangelist  and  Sunday  School  missionary, 
dividing  his  time  between  these  two  positions  equally.  In  the 
spring  of  1906  he  resigned  his  office  pastorate  of  the  Fairhaven 
church.  He  is  an  efficient  superintendent  of  the  Home  Mission 
churches,  looking  after  their  interests  with  wisdom  and  zeal.  He 
is  always  acceptable  as  an  evangelist,  and  is  never  so  happy  as 


Sabbath  School  Missionaries  and  Pastors  at  Large         193 

when  engaged  in  this  work.  He  has  been  able  to  secure  very 
liberal  offerings  for  each  of  the  two  Boards  which  he  represents 
wherever  he  has  labored,  and  altogether  is  regarded  by  his  breth- 
ren in  the  Presbytery  of  Bellingham  and  in  the  new  Presbytery 
of  Wenatchee,  where  he  also  labored  part  time  daring  the  past 
year,  as  indispensable  to  the  development  of  our  church  work  in 
these  two  Presbyteries. 


Rev.   Thomas  MacGuire. 

The  Rev.  Thomas  MacGuire  was  born  in  Canada  and  departed 
this  life  in  Seattle,  Wash.,  June  IS,  1004,  aged  seventy-three 
years.  He  received  his  education  in  Knox  College,  Toronto.  For 
many  years  he  labored  in  Canada  before  coming  to  the  United 
States — about  sixteen  years  ago.  He  organized  two  churches  in 
Tacoma — the  Immanuel  and  Calvary  churches — and  later  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Everett.  At  both  places  he  built 
the  house  of  worship.     He  was  for  several  years,  and  up  to  the 


194  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

lime    of    his    death,    pastoral  large    in    the    I'resbvteiw     of    L'ngel 

Sound,  and  in  this  capacity  he  was  perhaps  more  widely  known 
than  any  other  member  of  the  Presbytery.  He  searched  out  the 
scattered  sheep  of  the  fold,  and  the  families  that  were  in  the  wil- 
derness regions  of  the  northern  part  of  the  state,  going  on  toot 
from  house  to  house,  and  wherever  he  entered  it  was  his  custom 
to  read  the  Scriptures  and  present  the  cause  of  Ins  Master  and 
pray  with  them.  His  services  were  most  acceptable  wherever  he 
went,  and  his  removal  by  illness  aud  death  was  a  great  loss  to 
the  Presbvterv. 


CHAPTER   VIII. 
INDIAN,  CHINESE,   AND   JAPANESE   MISSIONS. 

Churches,  Ministers  and  Missionaries  Connected  with  the  Nez 
Perce  Mission,  1872-1888. 

BY   REV.   G.    L.   DEFFENBAUGH. 

Previous  to  the  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon  at  Lap- 
wai  in  June,  1872,  the  Nez  Perce  Christians  were  regarded  as  a 
unit  ecclesiastically.  Missionary  Spalding  held  services  wherever 
it  was  most  convenient  for  the  people  to  assemble,  the  more  im- 
portant meetings  being  held  at  Kamiah  near  the  eastern  extrem- 
ity, and  at  Lapwai,  near  the  western  extremity  of  the  reserva- 
tion. Accordingly,  Presbytery  designated  these  as  being  suitable 
points  for  church  organizations,  assigning  Missionary  Spalding 
to  Kamiah  and  Rev.  George  Ainslie  to  Lapwai,  the  latter  being 
superintendent  of  education  under  government  appointment. 
Missionary  Spalding  having  always  regarded  all  baptized  Nez 
Perces  as  being  members  of  the  church  organized  at  Waiyelatpoo 
in  1838,  made  no  further  move  towards  church  organization  at 
Kamiah.  He  kept  account  of  all  church  proceedings  there  in  the 
original  record  book,  making  mention,  even  as  late  as  May  5, 
1872,  of  meetings  and  accessions  at  "Kamiah  Station."  A  few 
months  before  his  death  at  Lapwai,  August  3,  1874,  he  closed  a 
summary  of  accessions  at  the  various  stations  with  this  state- 
ment :  "Whole  No.  received  since  1838  into  1st.  Pres.  Ch.  Oregon 
—961.  I  am  today,  Nov.  20,  '73,  70  years."  Rev.  Ainslie  left 
Lapwai  without  carrying  out  the  instructions  of  Presbytery.  At 
the  earnest  request  of  the  people,  Rev.  W.  J.  Monteith,  living 
with  his  son,  Agent  John  B.  Monteith,  took  charge  of  the  work. 
Assisted  by  Rev.  D.  F.  McFarland  (husband  of  Mrs.  McFarland 
of  Alaska  fame),  he  duly  organized  the  church  on  January  1, 
L876.  These  ministers  both  died  at  Lapwai  that  same  year,  and 
were  buried  in  the  locust  grove  near  the  grave  of  Missionary 
Spalding.     In  the  month  of  May,  1877,  Rev.  John  R,  Thompson 


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visited  Lapwai  and  held  a  series  of  meetings,  resulting  in  several 
accessions  to  the  church.  Revs.  Robert  Boyd  and  S.  Hall  Young 
iilso  made  brief  visits  in  1878  and  held  services.  At  Kaniiah, 
after  the  death  of  Mr.  Spalding.  Revs.  Cowley,  Martin,  Norton 
and  Fee,  holding  the  position  of  government  teacher  in  the  order 
mimed,  rendered  valuable  aid  in  conducting  the  affairs  of  the 
church.  In  1870  Rev.  Robert  Williams,  licensed  by  the  Presby- 
tery of  Oregon  and  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Idaho,  was 
placed  in  charge  of  the  church.  Godly  man  that  he  was,  he  ex- 
erted a  wonderful  influence  over  his  own  people  as  well  as  over 
the  members  of  other  tribes  whom  he  loved  to  visit  and  tell  the 
wrondrous  story  of  the  Cross. 

In  the  fall  of  1874  Miss  S.  L.  McBeth  began  at  Lapwai  her 
great  work  as  missionary  teacher.  She  was  commissioned  by  the 
Board  to  teach  young  men  with  special  view  to  their  being  qual- 
ified to  fill  official  positions  in  the  church,  and  for  entering  upon 
the  work  of  the  ministry.  Under  her  instruction  and  supervision 
her  pupils  conducted  the  regular  services  of  the  church.  October 
28,  1879,  she  left  Lapwai  for  Kamiah,  spending  the  remainder  of 
her  life  there  and  at  Mt.  Idaho,  on  the  border  of  the  reservation, 
whither  her  pupils  followed  her.  Always  feeble  in  body,  her  life 
hanging  by  a  thread,  as  it  were,  she  was  spared  to  the  work  until 
she  had  succeeded  in  raising  up  a  native  ministry  that  has  few, 
if  any,  equals  among  men  brought  up  from  heathenism.  May  26, 
1893,  she  passed  on  to  enter  upon  the  joys  of  the  blessed.  There 
was  then  great  sorrow,  especially  among  the  Kamiah  people,  with 
whom  she  had  spent  the  greater  part  of  her  term  of  faithful, 
loving  service. 

October  12,  1879,  Miss  K.  C.  McBeth  arrived  at  Lapwai  under 
appointment  from  the  Board  as  missionary  teacher.  Two  weeks 
later  she  accompanied  her  sister  to  Kamiah,  where  she  entered 
with  zeal  upon  a  too-long  neglected  Avork  among  the  women.  Her 
life  and  work  have  been  a  great  blessing  to  the  people.  Many  a 
home  has  been  made  brighter  and  happier  by  the  wife  and  mother 
following  out  her  instructions.  In  the  Sabbath  School  she  found 
her  forum,  and  her  earnest  words  there  have  led  many  to  "see  the 
beauty  of  the  Lord  and  to  enquire  in  His  temple/'  After  spend- 
ing six  busy  years  at  Kamiah,  she  returned  to  Lapwai,  where  she 
has  done  a  grand  work  among  the  women,  at  the  same  time  ren- 
dering  valuable   assistance   to   ministers,   licentiates   and   elders 


MISS  S.  L.  McBETH 

From    THE    NEZ    PERPES    INDIANS 

By  Kate  C.   McBeth 

Copyright  1908  by  Fleming  11.  Revell   Company 


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since  her  sister's  death.  In  later  years  she  was  ably  assisted  by 
.Miss  <  Jrawford,  a  niece,  and  a1  the  present  time  Miss  .I  alia  I  Latch 
is  helping  her  bear  the  burden  ol'  the  work. 

November  9,  1878,  Rev.  George  L.  Deflenbaugh,  from  the  Tics 
bytery  of  Redstone,  arrived  at  Lapwai  under  appointment  of  the 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  as  missionary  to  the 
Nez  Perces  and  neighboring  tribes,  having  been  duly  "initiated" 


Rev.  George  I>.  Deffenbaugh. 


by  Rev.  A.  L.  Lindsley,  D.  D.,  in  an  evening's  talk  at  his  home  in 
Portland.  Dr.  Lindsley  was  ever  a  devoted  and  efficient  friend 
and  helper  of  the  Coast  Indians,  including  those  in  Alaska.  Mr. 
Deffenbaugh's  first  work  was  to  thoroughly  revise  the  member- 
ship rolls  of  the  two  Nez  Perce  churches — enrolling  328  members. 
He  then  turned  his  attention  to  the  subject  of  marriage,  with  the 
result  that  it  soon  became  the  custom  among  professing  Chris- 
tians to  have  a  minister  perform  the  wedding  ceremony.     July 


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26,  1884,  eighteen  members  of  the  Lapwai  church  living  at  North 
Fork,  thirty  miles  distant,  were  united  in  a  separate  organiza- 
tion, and  August  7,  1887,  twenty-eight  members  were  dismissed 
from  the  Kamiah  church  to  form  an  organization  at  Meadow 
Creek,  twenty  miles  distant,  which  was  duly  effected  the  follow- 
ing day. 


Rev.   Archie  Lawyer,   Rev.   Robert  Williams,   Rev.   Mark   Williams,   Rev. 

James    Nines. 

Nez  Perces  Presbyterian  Ministers. 


To  carry  out  the  wishes  of  the  Board  in  his  appointment,  the 
missionary  began  making  visits  to  the  neighboring  Spokane  and 
Umatilla  tribes  at  his  earliest  convenience.  On  these  missionary 
journeys  he  was  always  accompanied  by  some  Nez  Perce  minis- 
ters, licentiates,  elders  and  interested  church  members,  often  to 
the  number  of  ten  or  fifteen,  sleeping  at  night  beside  the  trail 


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with  saddles  lor  pillows.  These  men  were  efficient  helpers  in 
conducting  religions  services— preaching,  praying,  and  leading  in 
singing.  The  firsl  visi!  to  I  lie  Spokanes  was  made  in  Seplemher. 
1879,  and  as  a  result  ol*  that  and  subsequent  visits  two  churches 
were  organized,  at  Deep  ('reek  June  12,  1880,  with  eighty-nine 
charter  members  (all  of  whom  had  been  baptized  by  Missionary 
Spalding),  and  at  Wellpinit  .Inly  23,  1882,  with  sixty-four  char- 
ter members. 


Nese  Perces  Indians,  Missionaries  to  the  Umatillas. 

Mrs.    Amelia   Wheeler,   Mrs.    Martha   Whitman,    Rev.    William 

Wheeler,   Rev.   Silas  Whitman. 


The  Umatillas  were  first  visited  in  April,  1880.  Subsequent 
visits  resulted  in  the  organization  of  a  church,  June  17,  1882, 
with  twenty-six  charter  members,  four  of  whom  had  been  received 
to  membership  in  the  old  "First  Church."  At  the  meeting  of 
Presbytery  in  April,  1887,  at  Union,  Ore.,  the  missionary  was 
given  authority  to  moderate  all  congregational  meetings  that 
might  be  held  for  the  purpose  of  electing  pastors.     Accordingly, 


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he  moderated  meetings  of  the  Umatilla,  Lapwai,  North  Fork  and 
Kamiah  churches,  when  calls  were  made  out  for  the  pastoral 
services  of  Rev.  James  Hayes  (ordained  Oct.  25,  '84).;  Rev.  Peter 
Lindsley  (ordained  Oct.  25.  '84)  ;  Rev.  William  Wheeler  (ordained 
April  22,  '83),  and  Rev.  Robert  Williams  (ordained  April  2,  '79). 
respectively.  May  26  an  adjourned  meeting  of  Presbytery  was 
held  at  Lapwai,  when  these  several  calls  were  read,  found  in  or- 
der and  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  pastors  elect  for  their  consid- 
eration. Rev.  Peter  Lindsley  declined  the  call  of  the  Lapwai 
church.  The  others  accepted  their  respective  calls  and  commit- 
tees were  appointed  to  conduct  installation  services  at  such 
times  as  might  be  most  convenient.  Presbytery  assigned  the 
Deep  Creek  church,  with  seventy-nine  members,  to  Rev.  -Tames 
Hines  (ordained  Oct.  25,  '84),  and  the  Wellpinit  church,  with 
ninety-four  members,  to  Rev.  Enoch  Pond  (ordained  April  18, 
'85),  for  a  period  of  two  years.  Rev.  A.  B.  Lawyer  (ordained 
April  21,  1880),  was  appointed  supply  for  Lapwai  church,  with 
254  members,  until  the  spring  meeting  of  Presbytery.  By  pre- 
vious arrangement,  Rev.  Silas  Whitman  (ordained  April  22,  '83), 
should  supply  the  Meadow  Creek  church,  with  thirty-seven  mem- 
bers, for  a  like  period.  Installation  services  were  held  as  fol- 
lows :  August  7,  by  Rev.  T.  M.  Boyd  and  the  missionary  at  Ka- 
miah (248  members)  ;  October  23,  by  Rev.  T.  M.  Gunn,  I).  D., 
and  the  missionary  at  Umatilla  (78  members)  ;  October  30,  by 
Rev.  A.  B.  Lawyer  and  the  missionary  at  North  Fork  (40  mem- 
bers). All  the  pulpits  of  the  native  churches  being  filled  by  or- 
dained Nez  Terce  ministers,  the  missionary  felt  that  his  work 
was  done,  and  in  the  following  May,  1888,  he  left  to  take  up 
mission  work  at  Coeur  d'Alene,  Idaho.  After  twelve  years  of  ser- 
vice in  that  field,  three  years  at  the  Umatilla  Agency  as  superin- 
tendent of  the  Tndian  Boarding  School,  and  eighteen  months  at 
Kettle  Falls,  he  was  granted  honorable  retirement  from  the  ac- 
tive work  of  the  ministry  by  the  Presbytery  of  Spokane. 

Neah  Bay  Indian  Mission  Work. 

BY  MISS  HELEN  W.  CLARK. 

The  Congregationalists  began  work  among  the  Neah  Bay  In- 
dians in  the  early  days,  and  if  they  had  only  continued  it  they 
might  have  been   a  Christian   people   now,  for   Christian   work 


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among  the  [ndians  is  slow.  After  some  years  they  were  followed 
by  the  Episcopalians,  bu1  they  in  turn,  failing  to  reap  the  results 
i  hey  sought,  forsook  them. 

.Mrs.  W.  s.  L;i(ld  of  Portland,  Oregon,  adopted  me  as  her  mis- 
sionary, ;iik1  she  has  loyally  and  royally  carried  out  her  part  of 
the  contract. 

The  work  began  in  the  government  school  in  November.  ISO!), 
amid  potlatches  and  dances  which  threatened  to  deafen  me  thai 
first  year.  The  yonng  people  who  were  educated  were  going  back 
to  these  things,  and  we  had  a  revolution.  Later  on,  through  my 
efforts,  they  were  abolished,  but  were  succeeded  by  the  Shaker 
dance.  As  this  is  religious  in  its  nature  it  can  only  be  regulated, 
uot  abolished.  It  is  a  step  higher,  but  no  salvation  in  it,  judged 
by  God's  Word. 

Shakerism  is  a  mixture  of  Catholicism  and  Indianism  and  is 
much  more  pleasing  to  the  flesh  than  revealed  truth,  yet  the  Lord 
has  His  own  and  will  yet  gather  more  to  Himself. 

On  coming  here  I  advocated  good  roads,  a  council,  and  other 
needed  changes,  and  great  improvements  have  been  made  in  the 
village. 

The  people  were  very  eager  for  the  mission,  but  it  was  more 
for  the  looks  than  a  real  desire  for  the  white  man's  religion.  To 
one  man  wrho  was  urging  me  to  build  a  ''church  house,"  I  said: 
"But  you  seldom  come."  He  replied :  "I  know,  but  everywhere 
T  go  among  the  Indians  they  have  a  church  house,  and  we  want 
to  be  like  them."  Mrs.  Ladd  urged  the  building  of  a  chapel,  for 
she  said  her  days  were  shortening  and  she  would  like  to  see  it 
done  before  she  died.  In  1002  the  chapel  and  mission  house  were 
built  at  a  cost  of  about  $1,800.  The  following  summer  a  reading 
room  was  added  to  the  chapel.  The  old  people  long  held  back, 
but  during  the  past  winter  they  have  been  attending  and  our 
chapel  is  filled  every  Sabbath  morning.  We  have  one  hundred 
and  five  on  our  roll  in  Sabbath  School.  The  Shaker  meetings 
have  interfered  somewhat  with  our  Bible  class,  for  after  the  ser- 
vice many  wish  to  see  what  is  going  on  at  the  Shaker  meeting. 

We  have  had  many  converts  among  the  young  people.  Thir- 
teen have  been  baptized,  and  more  would  have  been  if  I  had  not 


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thought  it  wiser  for  them  to  defer  it.  The  converts  were  able  to 
withstand  the  wiles  of  their  own  people,  but  the  influence  of  the 
white  man's  dance  and  kindred  amusements  confuses  them  sadly 
and  makes  the  missionary  work  more  difficult  and  discouraging. 


Puyallup  Indian  Mission  Church  and  School,  Xacoma,  Wash.     Rev.  D.  D.  Allen. 


Sketch  of  Chinese-Japanese  Mission   of  the   First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Seattle. 


BY    MRS.    W.    T.    STEWART. 


Six  years  ago  this  church  opened  a  night  school  in  the  base- 
ment of  our  old  church  building  for  Oriental  boys,  holding  ses- 
sions from  8  to  10  o'clock  three  evening  a  week.  Now  we  have  a 
suite  of  rooms  exclusively  for  them  open  every  evening  of  the 


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week  except  Saturday.  Oar  school  has  grown  until  it  has  an  in- 
teresting Bible  class  on  Thursday  evening,  a  flourishing  Sunday 
School  on  Sabbath  evening,  two  "Bible  Clubs" — similar  to  the 
G.  E.  Society — one  for  Chinese  and  one  for  Japanese. 

In  the  six  years  we  have  come  in  contact  with  more  than 
seven  hundred  young  men,  many  of  whom  have  become  Chris- 
tians, and  about  seventy  have  united  with  our  church.  Our  at- 
tendance in  the  regular  school  is  usually  all  that  we  can  accom- 
modate with  individual  instruction.  The  average  has  been  about 
flfty.  The  largest  attendance  for  usual  class  work  was  eighty-six. 
At  some  of  our  social  entertainments  we  have  had  over  two  hun- 
dred boys  present. 

The  night  school  for  the  past  six  years  has  been  uDder  the 
supervision  of  Mrs.  A.  C.  Presbach,  a  tireless,  enthusiastic  and 
efficient  Christian  woman,  who  at  present  is  taking  a  few  months' 
vacation,  and  Mrs.  W.  T.  Stewart  was  appointed  to  take  her 
place.  The  work  is  most  interesting  from  the  fact  that  the  boys 
are  so  eager  and  interested  to  learn  and  show  their  appreciation 
and  gratitude. 

Beside  this  work  conducted  at  the  church  there  is  a  large 
building  fitted  up  with  a  chapel,  library  and  bed  rooms,  called 
the  Presbyterian  Dormitory,  under  the  care  of  Rev.  O.  Inouye. 
Here  he  holds  services  every  Sabbath  and  Thursday  evenings,  but 
his  special  work  is  to  meet  the  steamers  from  the  Orient  and 
provide  comfortable  lodgings  for  his  countrymen  who  come  here 
as  strangers.  The  seventy  members  of  the  church  does  not  in- 
clude the  membership  secured  by  Rev.  Inouye. 

We  also  have  a  woman  and  children's  department,  conducted 
by  Mrs.  Jennie  Bigelow,  an  indefatigable  and  concecrated  worker. 
She  has  won  her  welcome  into  almost  every  Chinese  home  in  the 
city  by  her  gentle,  tactful  sympathy. 


Church  Members  of  the  Japanese  Mission  of  Seattle  First   Church.     Rev.   Orio  Inouye. 


Rev.    Orio    Inouye. 


Chinese  Christian  Family,   Presbyterian  Mission,   Seattle. 


Girls'    3Iusic    Class. 


Cheung   Fong    Chin. 

Baptized  Sept.   9,   190G. 


CHAPTER  IX. 
WHITWORTH  COLLEGE,  THE  SYNODICAL  COLLEGE. 

BY  EX -PRESIDENT  BAREND  H.   KKOEZE,  D.   D. 

Whitwortk  College  is  a  monumental  evidence  of  the  hope  and 
faith  of  evangelical  Christianity.  The  pioneers  of  the  Pacific 
Northwest  were  men  of  vision  who  saw  the  marvelous  possibili- 
ties of  the  untrodden  and  unexplored  regions  now  dotted  with 
the  evidence  of  civilization  in  great  cities  and  fertile  and  produc- 
tive farms.  Dauntless,  persistent,  true  to  their  great  commis- 
sion which  would  brook  no  defeat,  nor  permit  of  any  discourage- 
ment, they  founded  the  first  churches  and  institutions,  both 
state  and  private,  with  the  confidence  that  future  growth  both 
need  and  foster  them  for  the  culture  and  citizenship  of  the  great 
commonwealths  yet  to  come. 

Rev.  George  F.  Whitworth,  D.  D.,  was  the  pioneer  to  whom 
was  chiefly  due  the  organization  of  the  college  which  bears  his 
name.  He  was  a  native  of  England,  a  graduate  of  Hanover  Col- 
lege, Indiana,  and  New  Albany  Theological  Seminary,  and  was 
commissioned  by  the  Board  of  Domestic  Missions  for  Puget 
Sound.  He  crossed  the  plains  by  ox-team  to  Portland,  Ore.,  and 
assisted  in  organizing  the  first  Presbyterian  church  of  that  city, 
and  in  February,  1854,  came  to  Puget  Sound.  He  organized  the 
Presbyterian  churches  of  Olympia,  Chehalis,  and  the  First  of  Se- 
attle, and  rendered  substantial  aid  in  the  establishment  of  the 
public  school  system,  and  was  twice  elected  to  the  presidency  of 
the  State  University. 

Very  largely  through  his  efforts  the  Presbytery  of  Puget 
Sound  appointed  a  committee  in  1883  to  organize  and  locate  an 
academy.  Mr.  John  M.  Kincaid  donated  a  tract  of  land  at  Sum- 
ner, and  in  December,  1883,  Sumner  Academy  was  organized  and 
articles  of  incorporation  drawn  up.  Mr.  L.  F.  Thompson  and  Rev. 
Geo.  A.  McKinley,  both  of  Sumner,  rendered  invaluable  service  in 
securing  the  site  and  in  raising  funds  for  the  erection  of  the  first 


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building.  The  firs!  classes  were  held  in  the  Presbyterian  Church 
of  Sumner,  of  which  Rev.  Geo.  A.  McKinlav  was  pastor.  He  did 
most  of  the  teaching.  The  school  maintained  a  struggling  exist- 
ence from  1884  to  1889  but  was  saved  from  extinction  by  the  de- 
vofed  services  of  Rev.  Scott  and  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Rufus  Patch.  New 
life  was  manifested  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  voted  to  convert 
the  academy  into  a  college,  naming  the  institution  Whitworth, 
but  the  young  college  was  destined  to  pass  through  the  fire  of  un- 
told hardships  and  trials  before  it  would  demonstrate  its  worth 
and  place  in  the  building  up  of  the  great  Northwest. 

When  the  academy  was  changed  into  a  college,  in  1890,  Prof. 
Amos  T.  Fox  was  placed  in  charge  as  provisional  president.  In 
June  of  the  same  year  the  trustees  formally  elected  the  Rev.  Cal- 
vin W.  Stewart,  D.D.,  of  Pennsylvania,  as  president,  and  he  im- 
mediately entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  office.  Funds  were  se- 
cured, additions  and  improvements  were  made  to  the  college 
building,  the  attendance  increased  rapidly,  and  a  faculty  of  able 
teachers  was  employed.  But  the  depression  of  1893  led  the  college 
into  a  period  of  hardship  and  struggle.  The  inability  of  friends 
and  patrons  to  give  financial  aid  and  to  send  their  children  to 
the  college  for  their  education,  well  nigh  took  its  life.  The  presi- 
dent, Dr.  Stewart,  and  Prof.  Fox,  with  the  encouragement  and  ac- 
tive interest  of  Dr.  Whitworth,  stood  bravely  by  their  posts  and 
their  fidelity  and  devotion  enabled  the  college  to  weather  the 
storm.  In  1898  Dr.  Stewart  resigned  the  presidency,  and  was 
sent  east  upon  the  mission  to  secure  funds  for  a  larger  Whit- 
worth. He  was  assigned,  by  the  college  board,  the  city  of  New 
York  and  contiguous  territory,  and  in  the  following  year  suc- 
ceeded in  securing  valuable  donations,  one  particularly  to  the 
amount  of  $50,000.00  from  Mr.  H.  O.  Armour,  New  York  City, 
which  was  the  largest  cash  sum  ever  given  to  a  denominational 
college  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  With  this  gift  to  the  Board  of  Aid 
for  Colleges  and  Academies  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  in  trust 
for  Whitworth  College,  the  Board  of  Aid  deemed  it  wise  to  change 
the  location  of  the  college  from  the  small  town  of  Sumner  to  one 
of  the  cities  on  the  Puget  Sound,  as  affording  greater  opportuni- 
ties and  facilities  for  the  education  of  the  youth.  After  nearly  a 
year  of  investigation  of  properties  in  different  centers,  the  pres- 
ent valuable  site,  now  comprising  thirteen  and  one-half  acres  of 
beautiful  residence  property,  in  the  north-end  residence  section  of 


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Tacoma  was  chosen.  The  college  was  moved  and  relocated  in  Ta- 
coma  in  1900,  classes  being  resumed  in  .January  of  thai  year. 

Before  Dr.  Stewart  went  east  as  financial  agent  Rev.  Robert 
Boyd  was  called  from  a  successful  pastorate  of  seven  years  in 
Port  Townsend  to  the  presidency  of  the  college  and  he  served 
during  the  college  year  of  1898. 

He  found  the  institution  in  an  exceedingly  low  condition  but 
succeeded  in  tiding  over  a  crisis  in  its  history  and  thus  rendered 
a  valuable  service  until  Mr.  Armour  came  to  the  rescue  by  his 
handsome  donations. 

In  the  act  of  relocation  Mr.  Franklin  B.  Gault,  Ph.  D.,  was 
elected  president  and  retained  that  office  until  August  1,  1905, 
when  Rev.  Barend  H.  Kroeze,  A.  M.  D.D.,  was  elected  president. 

The  total  benefactions  of  Mr.  H.  O.  Armour  amounted  to  more 
than  f  100,000,  and  enabled  the  college  to  improve  its  property, 
add  needed  equipment,  and  engage  a  stall  of  able  professors  and 
teachers.  From  the  time  of  the  relocation  the  college  has  made 
phenomenal  growth,  beginning  with  20  students  and  six  teachers, 
and  growing  to  234  students  and  21  teachers  in  all  the  depart- 
ments. The  college  now  possesses  six  large  buildings,  to-wit. : 
The  Ladies'  Hall,  the  original  building  purchased  with  the  prop- 
erty from  W.  IST.  Coler,  the  most  beautiful  building  of  its  kind  in 
the  whole  Pacific  northwest;  The  Mason  Library,  a  gift  of  the, 
city  of  Tacoma;  the  Lodge,  or  Men's  Hall,  an  accompanying  build- 
ing Avith  the  Ladies'  Hall :  Olmsted  Hall,  the  gift  of  Mrs.  W.  A. 
Olmsted,  of  Chicago,  in  the  cause  of  missions,  eventually  to  be 
used  for  a  home  of  missionaries'  children;  Erwin  Hall,  or  Science 
Hall,  the  gift  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  H.  Erwin,  of  Prescott,  Wash- 
ington, and  the  new  Gymnasium  and  Literary  Hall.  These  build- 
ings are  thoroughly  equipped  with  laboratories,  library,  appa- 
ratus, etc.  The  whole  plant,  except  the  Gymnasium,  is  heated 
from  one  plant  with  steam.  The  value  of  the  college  plant  is 
about  |212,000.  Gifts  varying  from  $25,000  down  have  recently 
been  secured  through  the  indefatigable  energy  of  President  B.  H. 
Kroeze,  on  the  endowment,  making  the  present  endowment  $61,- 
000  on  the  first  $100,000,  and  $12,500  on  the  second  $100,000. 
The  college  has  been  thus  far  under  the  necessity  of  making  per- 
sonal appeals  and  solicitations  for  its  current  budget,  and  is 
happy  in  the  large  and  generous  support  it  has  been  accorded  by 
its  many  friends  in  the  west  and  east. 


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Olmstfiul   Hull. 

The  college  control  is  vested  in  a  board  of  trustees  of  21  mem- 
bers, two-thirds  of  whom  are  adherents  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  Though  a  Presbyterian  college,  it  is  in  no  sense  sectar- 
ian in  its  teaching,  policy  or  administration.  It  stands  for  Chris- 
tion  education,  seeking  to  emphasize  the  principles  that  make  for 
strong,  virile  Christian  character  and  sound  scholarship.  Tt  has 
attracted  to  its  trusteeship  and  advisory  council  of  100,  men  of 
large,  generous  purpose,  strong  scholarship,  and  noble  leader- 
ship; and  has  secured  men  and  women  on  its  faculty,  who  are  im- 
bued with  the  enlightenment  of  the  Christ,  and  stand  eminent  in 


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their  line  as  scholars  and  educators.  The  college  has  grown  to 
seven  departments,  offering  in  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts,  the  de- 
grees of  A.  B.,  B.  S.,  and  Ph.  B.  It  now  stands  as  the  leading  de- 
nominational college  in  the  state  of  Washington,  and  with  its 
stability  assured,  its  character  strong  in  the  religious,  moral  and 
scholastic  tone,  the  ideals  of  its  founders  established,  it  looks 
forward  to  the  future  with  the  highest  hope  and  expectancy  for 
large  service  in  the  scholarly  citizenship  of  the  state  and  north- 
west. 


CHAPTER  X. 

THE  SAMUEL  AND  JESSIE  KENNEY  PRESBYTERIAN 

HOME. 

The  formal  opening  of  this  beautiful  and  commodious  Home 
occurred  on  Washington's  Birthday  of  this  year  with  appropriate 
exercises. 

Mr.  Samuel  Kenney  and  his  wife,  Jessie  Kenney,  came  to  Se- 
attle in  the  early  sixties.  As  a  merchant  tailor  Mr.  Kenney  made 
some  money  and  invested  it  in  real  estate.  In  time  property  in- 
creased in  value,  and  they  decided  that  they  would  devote  the 
bulk  of  their  fortune  to  a  Home  for  aged  people. 

They  were  charter  members  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church 
of  Seattle,  which  was  organized  in  1869.  Mr.  Kenney  was  the 
first  elder  elected,  and  served  for  many  years  as  such. 

The  Home  at  Lincoln  Beach,  near  Seattle,  has  an  ideal  loca- 
tion and  is  a  worthy  monument  to  the  memory  of  the  generous 
donors.  It  will  not  only  prove  to  be  of  great  usefulness  in  pro- 
viding a  hospitable  home  for  the  aged  and  enfeebled  ones  during 
their  closing  days,  but  it  will  also  furnish  a  noble  incentive  for 
others  to  follow  the  excellent  example  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kenney. 

The  Home  cost  about  f  100,000,  is  built  of  brick  and  in  a  large 
measure  is  fireproof.  The  structure  is  as  cozy  and  comfortable 
as  it  is  substantial.  The  parlors,  reading  rooms  and  large  sun 
porches  are  features  of  the  new  Home.  In  the  summer  time  the 
glass-enclosed  porches  can  be  converted  into  open  air  verandas 
and  during  the  winter  they  are  heated.  The  whole  building  is 
most  complete  in  all  its  appointments. 

The  trustees  are  Messrs.  W.  R.  Ballard,  R.  H.  Denny,  E.  S. 
Osborne,  F.  H.  Whitworth  and  Alexander  Myers.  Mr.  Myers. 
who  is  Secretary  of  the  Board,  recently  said :  "We  hope  to  avoid 
the  necessity  of  asking  the  public  for  aid  in  supporting  the 
Home.  Already  we  have  been  mentioned  as  the  beneficiary  in 
several  wills,  and  suppose  the  number  will  gradually  increase." 


CHAPTER    XT. 

REUNION  AND  UNION  WITH  THE  CUMBERLAND  PBES 
BYTERIAN  CHURCH. 

For  the  full  proceedings  see  the  minutes  of  the  General  As- 
sembly of  1906,  pages  137-153,  also  minutes  of  the  General  As- 
sembly of  1907,  pages  140-176. 

Enabling  Act  for  the  Synod  of  Washington. 
Be  it  and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly : 

1.  That  the  part  of  the  Synod  of  Oregon — A,  lying  within  the 
State  of  Washington  be  and  is  hereby  transferred  to  the  Synod  of 
Washington,  which  Synod  is  continued  and  shall  include  all  the 
Presbyteries  and  parts  of  Presbyteries  within  the  bounds  of  tl«' 
Synod,  and  all  the  ministers  and  churches  within  the  same  bounds 
and  under  the  care  of  said  Presbyteries. 

2.  The  Synod  of  Washington  as  thus  continued  shall  meet  on 
the  third  day  of  October,  1907,  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church 
of  Tacoma,  Washington,  at  7 :30  p.  m.,  and  shall  be  opened  with  a 
sermon  by  the  Rev.  J.  C.  Van  Patten,  D.D.,  or  in  bis  absence  by 
the  Rev.  L.  L.  Totten;  and  the  Rev.  S.  M.  Ware,  D.D.,  shall  pre 
side  until  a  Moderator  be  elected. 

3.  That  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla— A,  of  the  Synod  of 
Oregon — A,  is  hereby  united  with  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla 
of  the  Synod  of  Washington,  and  the  latter  Presbytery  shall  be 
the  legal  successor  of  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla — A.  and 
shall  include  within  its  bounds  all  churches  and  ministers  in 
the  counties  of  Walla  Walla,  Franklin,  Adams,  Columbia,  Gar- 
field, Asotin,  and  Whitman,  of  the  State  of  Washington,  and  Nez 
Perces,  Idaho,  and  Latah  of  the  State  of  Idaho.  This  Presbytery 
shall  meet  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Walla  Walla,  Oc- 
tober 1,  1907,  at  2  p.  in.,  the  Rev.  J.  K.  Howard  to  preach  the  ser 
mon,  and  the  Moderator  of  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  to  pre 
side. 


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217 


Rev.   William   Metcalf, 

Stated   Clerk   of   the   Presbytery   of   Portland   at   the 
time    of    reunion. 


4.  That  the  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound  shall  have  jurisdic- 
tion over  all  churches,  ministers  and  licentiates  heretofore  con- 
nected with  the  Presbyter}'  of  Portland — A,  Synod  of  Oregon — A, 
and  locate  or  residing  within  the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Puget  Sound. 

5.  That  the  records,  papers  and  funds  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Walla  Walla — A,  Synod  of  Oregon — A,  are  hereby  directed  to  be 
delivered  to  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  of  the  Synod  of  Wash- 
ington. 

6.  That  this  act  shall  take  effect  June  1,  1907,  at  12  o'clock 
noon. 

In  conformity  with  the  above  order  of  the  General  Assembly 
the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  met  at  2  o'clock  p.  m.,  on  October 


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1,  1907,  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Walla  Walla  and 
was  called  to  order  by  the  retiring  moderator.  Rev.  -lames  Mur- 
ray. The  opening  sermon  i<>  be  preached  by  the  Rev.  J.  K.  How- 
ard, was  postponed  until  the  popular  meeting  in  the  evening,  and 
after  a  short  devotional  exercise  Presbytery  was  constituted  with 
prayer  by  the  Moderator. 

The  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  "A,"  of  the  Synod  of  Oregon 
"A,"  having  been  united  with  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  l>y 
an  act  of  the  General  Assembly,  (he  names  of  the  ministers  and 
churches  upon  the  roll  of  that  Presbytery  were  added  to  the  roll 
of  the  latter. 

The  ministers  received  were  C.  M.  Hereford,  J.  K.  Howard, 
Solon  McCroskey,  J.  I.  Moore,  D.  F.  Ravens,  John  M.  Reed,  James 
C,  Reid,  William  Sproat,  Leo  L.  Totten,  J.  C.  Van  Patten,  and  J. 
F.  Vernon.    Licentiate — L.  X.  Williams. 

Churches — Bethel,  Dayton,  Garfield,  Oakesdale,  Pleasant  Val- 
ley, Selstice,  Sunset,  and  Thorn  Creek. 

Rev.  J.  R.  Lamb,  who  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Cumber- 
land body  and  later  joined  the  Presbytery  of  Walla  Walla  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  was  elected  Moderator  of  the  united  Pics 
bytery. 

Rev.  W.  S.  Morley,  Stated  Clerk  of  W.  W.  Presbytery,  ten- 
dered his  resignation  and  was  re-elected  Stated  Clerk  for  a  period 
of  three  years.  Rev.  L.  L.  Totten  was  elected  Permanent  Clerk  for 
a  like  period. 

The  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  J.  K.  Howard  at  the  even- 
ing meeting. 

The  Cumberland  Presbyterian  church  of  Walla  Walla. 

Mr.  W.  P.  Winans,  the  clerk  of  the  session  of  this  church  for 
twenty-six  years,  prepared  a  history  of  the  church  and  it  was 
read  at  the  meeting  which  consummated  the  union  between  the 
First  Presbyterian  and  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Churches  of 
Walla  Walla  on  February  13,  1907.  This  was  the  largest  church 
of  that  denomination  in  the  bounds  of  the  Synod.  The  following 
are  extracts  from  the  history. 

The  First  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized 
January  5,  1873,  by  Rev.  H.  W.  Eagan  in  the  old  court  house, 


The    Cumberland   Presbyterian    Church   of   Walla   Walla. 

Elder  W.   P.   Winans;  also  Elders  T.   J.   Sullivan,  W.   S.   Offner,   A.  M.   Cation,   3.    W. 

Armstrong  and  N.  F.  Butler. 


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which  stood  where  Betz's  brewery  now  stands,  willi  seven   mem 
bers,  viz. : 

J.  M.  Reed,  J.  D.  Reed,  Joel  Bargrove,  Martha  Hargrove,  Dr. 
\Y.  P>.  Simonton,  Mary  Coulter,  and  Elizabeth  A.  Eagan,  of  whom 
Joel  Hargrove,  J.  M.  Reed  and  Dr.  W.  B.  Simonton  were  chosen 
and  ordained  elders.    All  of  these  have  gone  to  their  reward. 

During  the  first  year  of  the  organization,  1S7:>.  LC  others 
united  with  the  church.  Among  them  were  John  F.  McLean,  Mis. 
Martha  Lovell,  N.  F.  Butler  and  Dr.  N.  G.  Blalock,  who  are  still 
honored  members  of  our  church,  and  IT.  E.  Johnson,  who  is  now 
an  honored  member  of  another  denomination  in  this  city.  Bro. 
Eagan  served  the  church  until  January  1,  1882,  nine  years,  when 
the  church  regretfully  accepted  his  resignation.  During  the  nine 
years  he  was  pastor  he  received  202  persons  into  the  church,  and 
also  organized  congregations  at  Weston,  Blue  Mountains  and 
Dixie.  He  preached  in  the  old  court  house  until  his  congregation 
outgrew  the  building,  then  they  rented,  in  February,  1871.  Stahls 
opera  house  on  Main  Street  (the  ground  is  now  occupied  by  the 
skating  rink)  until  they  built  the  church  on  the  corner  of  Third 
and  Poplar  streets,  in  187G,  at  the  cost  of  f 7,000. 

Father  Eagan  lived  in  this  community  until  his  76th  year, 
dying  in  1898,  universally  loved  and  respected. 

During  1882,  following  Father  Eagan's  pastorate,  we  had  no 
settled  pastor.  Chaplain  David  Wills,  D.D.,  of  the  IT.  S.  Army, 
preached  for  the  congregation  for  a  few  months,  the  Rev.  J.  C. 
Van  Patten  for  a  short  time,  then  Rev.  Isfeal  Cheetham,  and  Rev. 
A.  W  Sweeney,  and  Rev.  P.  B.  Chamberlain.  In  the  spring  of 
1883,  Rev.  J.  C.  Crawford  was  called  as  pastor.  He  stayed  for 
about  six  months,  then  resigned,  very  much  to  our  regret,  and 
went  to  California,  where  he  is  now  doing  good  work  for  the 
Master. 

Then  Rev.  J.  C.  Van  Patten  came  to  our  relief,  and  held  the 
organization  together,  and  preached  for  about  a  year,  assisting 
us  in  securing  another  pastor.  In  the  winter  of  1885,  Rev.  J.  C. 
Crisman  preached  for  us  and  the  church  increased  in  number, 
some  46  additions  during  the  six  months  he  was  with  us. 

It  may  not  be  generally  known,  that  Rev.  T.  M.  Gunn,  pastor 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  preached  in  our  church  for  several 


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mouths  in  1886,  to  both  congregations.     So  this  is  not  the  first 
tentative  union. 

In  April,  1886,  Kev.  W.  W.  Beck  was  called  to  the  pastorate 
and  preached  about  18  months,  during  which  time  some  80  joined 
the  church.  He  resigned  and  went  to  Seattle,  where  he  now  re 
sides.  Union  evangelical  services  under  Dixson  C.  Williams  were 
held  during  Rev.  Beck's  pastorate.  In  October,  1887,  Rev.  E.  G. 
McLean  took  charge  of  our  congregation  and  stayed  with  us  for 
five  years,  during  which  time  he  went  east  and  his  Alma  Mater 
made  him  a  D.D.,  and  our  general  assembly  elected  him  modera- 
tor. How  much  Walla  Walla  climate  had  to  do  with  it  I  can't 
tell,  but  the  result  was  that  the  church  at  Evansville,  Indiana, 
oversized  our  pile  and  we  with  regrets  gave  him  up;  about  100 
additions  were  made  to  our  church  during  his  pastorate.  Dixon 
C.  Williams  having  held  revival  services. 

Brother  McLean  is  now  pastor  of  a  large  church  at  Chatta- 
nooga, Tennessee.  Rev.  R.  F.  Powell  followed  Dr.  McLean, 
preaching  for  us  for  over  two  years,  until  the  spring  of  1895,  then 
resigning  and  going  to  Seattle  where  he  now  resides.  Then  for 
about  six  months  the  officers  of  the  church  supplied  the  pulpit, 
during  which  time  none  of  them  displayed  sufficient  ability  to  be 
asked  to  leave  their  secular  avocations  and  make  it  a  profession, 
although  most  of  the  time  we  had  good  attendance,  in  some  in- 
stances, standing-room  was  at  a  premium.  But  it  had  its  advant- 
ages, the  officers  were  learning  to  take  part  in  church  work  and 
no  financial  obligations  were  incurred,  for  each  speaker  paid  for 
his  own  paper,  but  we  wearied  after  a  while,  so  that  during  the 
summer  of  1895  we  decided  to  call  a  young  man  just  out  of  school, 
Rev.  Duncan  Wallace.  He  was  a  worker,  the  session  was  not  idle 
— the  membership  was  kept  busy,  he  had  all  doing  something.  He 
stayed  with  us  about  five  years,  during  which  time  our  church 
reached  its  greatest  influence  and  prosperity,  but  like  most  all 
good  people,  and  to  our  regret,  he  got  married;  not  that  we  re- 
gretted his  marrying — but  his  going  away  to  Fresno,  Cal.,  where 
his  success  continued,  for  he  has  built  a  large  church  there  which 
entertained  our  General  Assembly  in  1905. 

Then  Rev.  Geo.  A.  Blair  was  our  supply  for  a  year,  1900.  He 
was  followed  by  Rev.  W.  Feuder  in  1901,  who  resigned  and  went 
to  Texas  in  September,  1902.     He  was  followed  by  Rev.  J.  R. 


222  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

Lamb,  who  was  our  pastor  until  the  tentative  union  July  1,  1!H)4. 
lie  is  now  at  Prescott,  successfully  building  up  and  strengthening 
the  church  there,  since  which  time  the  services  have  been  union. 

During  the  past  thirty-four  years  our  church  has  been  an  in- 
fluence for  all  that  is  good  in  the  community.  It  has  not  had  an 
easy  time.  It  has  worked,  sacrificed  and  prayed  for  the  building 
up  of  Christ's  kingdom.  It  is  not  dead.  Of  the  078  who  have 
their  names  on  the  church  roll  many  have  been  called  to  their  re- 
ward. Some  have  moved  away,  a  few  have  been  dropped,  others 
retired  for  coldness  and  indifference,  but  about  140  live  ones  are 
still  here  in  the  Master's  service,  among  them  are  five  deacons, 
viz. : 

A.  M.  Cation,  Marvin  Evans,  Samuel  McBride,  W.  B.  Morgan, 
and  P.  M.  Winans  and  seven  elders,  J.  W,  Armstrong,  Dr.  X.  G. 
Blalock,  N.  F.  Butler,  W.  J.  Corkrum,  A.  J.  Evans.  W.  S.  (Miner. 
Geo.  H.  Sutherland,  and  W.  P.  Winans,  the  two  second  named 
elders  and  the  last  having  been  over  thirty  years  in  the  line  of  ser- 
vice, during  these  thirty-four  years  the  members  of  the  session  met 
as  brethren,  and  at  no  time  was  there  any  dissension  among  them. 
They  parted  as  brethren. 

It  is  but  fair  to  state  that  during  the  tentative  union  our  mem- 
bership has  decreased.  Owing  to  the  fact  that  a  few  of  our  mem- 
bers withdrew  because  of  the  union,  and  besides  the  additions  to 
the  joint  congregation  were  very  properly  added  to  the  Presby- 
terian roll.  But  we  are  glad  to  feel  that  at  least  a  part  of  this 
growth  and  success  attending  the  joint  effort  is  due  to  some  ex- 
tent to  the  diligence  and  faithfulness  of  our  membership. 

We  come  to  be  a  part  of  the  new  church.  To  show  that  we  are 
in  earnest  we  bring  our  means  with  us,  having  furnished  $9,350  of 
the  f  9,500  that  has  been  paid  on  our  new  church  lot. 

We  bring  our  good  will,  we  come  140  strong,  with  warm  hearts 
and  willing  hands  to  join  with  you  in  building  up  Christ's  king- 
dom. 

On  thinking  over  church  history  I'm  reminded  of  a  child  leav- 
ing a  parent — going  out  into  the  world  to  build  a  home  for  him- 
self.   He  goes,  he  works,  he  struggles,  he  prays,  he  overcomes  ob- 


The  Reunion  and  Union 


223 


stacles,  makes  his  influence  felt,  his  presence  known,  and  the 
world  is  bettered  by  his  going.  The  parent  is  also  at  work  and 
asks  his  child  to  join  hands  against  the  common  enemy,  the  child 
consents,  and  joins  with  him  and  under  one  leadership,  guided  by 
the  same  spirit.  He  conies,  bring  all  he  has  to  build  up  the  com- 
mon cause,  only  leaving  behind  his  given  name,  "Cumberland,"  to 
be  called  in  the  future  by  the  great  surname  "Presbyterian." 


mjMsmmam 

Presbyterian   Church,   Garfield,   Wash. 


Presbyterian  Church  of  Garfield. 

Originally  this  was  a  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church  and 
was  organized  on  June  25,  1885.  Its  first  minister  as  well  as  or- 
ganizer was  Rev.  Amos  Cox,  who  served  the  church  about  five 
years.  He  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  B.  F.  Totten,  who  carried  on 
the  work  for  two  years.  Rev.  Solon  McCroskey  was  the  next  min- 
ister for  a  period  of  eleven  and  a  half  years,  and  under  his  direc- 
tion the  present  church  building  was  erected.  Rev.  L.  L.  Totten 
served  the  church  for  ten  months  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Rev. 
J.  K.  Howard,  who  ministered  to  the  church  for  the  next  two 
years.     The  church  came  into  the  mother  church  at  the  time  of 


224 


History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 


the  union  movemenl  and  directly  after  his  time  the  work  was 
laken  up  by  Rev.  J.  K.  Buchanan,  who  is  the  present  pastor  of 
the  church.  The  church  numbers  on  its  roll  at  the  present  writ- 
ing one  hundred  and  twenty-six  members  and  is  well  organized  for 
effective  work. 


Rev.  J.   K.   Buchanan. 


CHAPTER   XII. 
WOMAN'S  WORK  FOR   MISSIONS. 

BY    REV.    HAZEX    T.    MURRAY. 

No  mention  of  Presbyterian  work  in  Washington  can  be  con- 
sidered complete  which  omits  reference  to  the  work  done  for  mis- 
sions by  the  women  of  the  churches  under  the  auspices  of  the 
North  Pacific  Board.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  there  is  no  dis- 
tinct record  dealing-  with  the  origin  and  rise  of  this  work  in  so 
far  as  the  Synod  of  Washington  is  immediately  concerned.  At 
the  twentieth  annual  meeting  held  in  the  First  Church  of  Port- 
land, Oregon,  April  15  and  10,  1008,  the  general  secretary,  Mrs. 
J.  V.  Milligan,  presented  an  interesting  report  reviewing  the  work 
of  the  organization  whose  revenues  have  risen  from  $1,200  to  $16,- 
000  in  that  time.  The  society  has  had  bnt  one  president  through 
all  this  period.  Mrs.  W.  S.  Ladd  having  guided  the  destinies  of 
the  work  through  a  score  of  years.  The  headquarters  of  the 
board  are  established  in  tbe  city  of  Portland  and  Presbyterial  so- 
cieties exist  in  all  the  Presbyteries  of  the  Synods  of  Washington 
and  Oregon.  These  again  are  comprised  of  societies  working  in 
all  the  larger  and  better  organized  churches  which  are  in  the  dif- 
ferent Presbyteries  and  in  this  way  the  stimulating  and  educa- 
tional influences  of  the  board's  efforts  are  brought  to  bear  very 
generally  upon  every  part  of  the  Synod. 

At  the  present  time  the  board  supports  the  following  mission- 
aries:  Mrs.  W.  S.  Holt,  in  the  Chinese  mission  work  in  Portland. 
Oregon;  Mrs.  Eva  I.allis  Douglas,  at  Resht,  Persia,  appointed  in 
1902;  Miss  Elizabeth  Carothers,  at  Lakawn,  Laos,  appointed  in 
1904;  Miss  Eula  M.  Van  Vranken,  at  Lakawn,  appointed  in  1900. 
In  addition  to  the  above  the  board  supports  two  medical  mission- 
aries. Miss  Maud  Allen,  M.  D.,  at  Ferozepore,  India,  appointed 
1891;  Miss  Eliza  E.  Leonard.  M.  I).,  of  Pekin,  China,  appointed  in 
1895. 


220  History  of  tlic  Synod  of  Washington 

The  following  home  missionaries  are  found  on  its  list  :  Miss 
C.  L.  Manney,  <>l'  Walnut  Springs,  North  Carolina,  appointed 
1905;  Rev.  Mr.  Reed,  of  Riceville,  North  Carolina;  .Miss  Helen 
Clark,  Neah  Bay,  Washington,  1899;  Rev.  J.  A.  Savage,  D.D., 
Franklinton,  North  Carolina;  Miss  Laura  Belle  Stumbaugh,  at 
Perron,  Utah,  1906.  For  1909  (lie  board  has  assumed  as  a  special 
object  the  building  of  a  more  suitable  edifice  in  which  to  lodge  the 
Industrial  School  at  Sitka,  Alaska.  This  work  implies  a  special 
outlay  of  $5,000  in  addition  to  the  ordinary  objects  which  receive 
the  attention  of  the  women's  societies.  This  work  is  of  very  spe- 
rial  interest  to  the  Presbyterians  of  our  state.  Looking  through 
the  statistical  and  financial  reports  we  find  the  various  Presby- 
terians  reporting  as  follows    for   the   year  ending   April,    1008: 

Alaska,  two  societies,  contributing  $76.50. 

Bellingham,  t\\e  societies,  contributing  $244.95. 

Central  Washington,  eight  societies,  contributing  $713.69. 

Olympia,  seventeen  societies,  contributing  $1,123.76. 

Paget  Sound,  seventeen  societies,  contributing  $2,534.92. 

Spokane,  nine  societies,  contributing  $735.15. 

Walla  Walla,  fourteen  societies,  contributing  $503.25. 

Wenatcbee,  one  society,  contributing  $37.70. 

Total  societies  reporting  in  the  Synod  of  Washington  was  sev- 
ewty-three.  Total  amount  contributed  was  $5,969.92.  In  this 
amount  is  included  offerings  from  forty-five  Christian  Endeavor 
Societies  and  sixteen  Mission  Bands  and  Junior  Societies. 

The  various  Presbyterial  societies  are  endeavoring  to  organize 
the  women  of  the  various  churches  for  missions  and  have  been 
blessed  with  a  fair  measure  of  success,  but  that  much  land  yet 
remains  to  be  occupied  the  following  comparison  will  show:  In 
1908,  the  reports  of  the  General  Assembly  show  that  two  hundred 
and  seven  organized  churches  existed  in  the  Synod  of  Washing- 
ton, exclusive  of  the  churches  in  the  Presbytery  of  Yukon.  In  the 
same  territory  the  reports  of  the  North  Pacific  board  show  sev- 
enty-three societies  as  being  in  existence  at  that  date.  The  women 
of  one  hundred  and  thirty-four  of  our  churches  are  therefore  not 
at  present  organized  for  missionary  work.  What  possibilities  for 
ardently  and  intelligently  pushing  the  great  work  of  the  Master 
might  be  invoked  if  an  organization  was  in  every  church  is  a 
vision  which  should  stir  all  pastors  and  workers  to  the  utmost  ac- 


Woman's  Work  for  Missions  227 

tivity  in  planting  these  societies  and  in  assisting  the  circulation 
of  the  interesting  and  instructive  literature  which  the  board  has 
in  use. 

The  Synod  of  Washington  is  yet  at  the  beginning  of  mission- 
ary enterprise  and  undertaking.  Till  the  present  it  has  given  its 
attention  principally  to  the  Indian  work  lying  within  its  bound- 
aries. Alaska  in  itself  has  presented  a  problem  greater  than  we 
have  adequately  handled.  A  larger  day,  however,  is  opening  in 
the  east  which  we  of  the  Occident  must  ever  seek  by  the  west. 
Out  in  the  path  of  the  sunset,  China,  Japan  and  most  of  all,  Korea, 
are  calling  for  the  messengers  of  the  gospel,  and  the  Presbyterian 
churches  in  Washington  are  nearest  neighbors  to  these  oriental 
peoples  and  must  heed  their  call  for  light.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that 
the  widespread  circulation  of  missionary  literature  and  period- 
icals which  has  always  been  a  prominent  feature  of  the  board's 
work,  will  help  to  educate  us  to  a  fitting  sense  of  responsibility  to 
the  vast  unevangelized  populations  whose  habitations  have  been 
brought  near  to  us  by  the  increase  of  rapid  transit  facilities  so 
notable  in  these  last  years. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

THE  SEMI-CENTENNIALS. 

1.     The  Cdming  of  Spalding— 18S&-1886. 

The  first  semi-centennial  to  be  celebrated  in  the  history  of  1  lie 
Synod  was  that:  held  at  Lapwai,  Idaho,  in  L886  in  commemoration 
of  the  coming  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Benry  II.  Spalding  in  1836. 

Miss  Kate  C.  McBeth  devotes  seven  pages  <>l'  her  book  entitled 
"The  Nez  Perces  Since  Lewis  and  Clark"  to  this  subject.  She 
writes,  "Very  appropriate  indeed  it  was  that  the  memorial  ser- 
vices should  be  held  in  the  large  new  church.  This  was  not  a  mat- 
ter simply  of  interest  at  Lapwai,  but  to  the  whole  tribe.  It  was 
not  a  very  good  time  to  hold  it,  in  November,  with  old  people  to 
come  from  a  distance;  but  the  most  of  them  came.  Mr.  Deffen- 
baugh  made  out  the  program,  which  during  the  five  days  was  to  be 
the  giving  of  reminiscences  by  the  old  people,  and  the  five  even- 
ings were  to  be  spent  in  worship.  How  pleased  the  old  people 
were  to  be  literally  and  figuratively  to  the  front.  Each  old  person 
when  called  upon  would  come  forward  as  if  he  were  coming  to  the 
witness-stand.  There  had  been  much  surmising  from  end  to  end 
of  the  reservation  as  to  what  kind  of  a  meeting  it  would  be.  Billy 
got  nearest  to  it,  I  think,  when  he  said,  'It  will  be  just  like  a  Pres- 
bytery.' He  knew  a  Presbytery  was  a  delightful  place.  He  went 
sometimes  as  an  elder,  sometimes  as  a  sightseer." 

"The  evenings  were  what  would  now  be  called  'popular  meet- 
ings.' A  sermon  by  one  of  the  natives — prayer  and  song,  mixed 
up  with  witness-bearing.  Every  once  in  a  while  through  these 
evening  services  some  old  man  or  woman  would  rise  up,  and  in 
thin,  broken,  tremulous  tones,  sing  some  very  old  hymn,  that  I 
had  never  heard  before.  Sometimes  the  one  who  started  the  hymn 
would  sing  it  entirely  alone.  Again  two  or  three  voices  would 
join  in  from  the  different  parts  of  the  congregation,  plainly  say 
ing,  'But  few  of  us  are  now  left  to  sing  the  old.  old  songs  of  Zion 
which  Mr.  Spalding  taught  us.'  " 


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229 


2.     First  Presbyterian    Church  of  the   Oregon    Territory — 1838- 

1888. 

"This  Semi-Centennial  was  observed  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Walla  Walla,  and  at  Whitman's  grave  at  Waiyelatpoo, 
August  18,  1888. 


mm . 


Grave  of  Marcus  Whitman   and  Fellow   Martyrs. 

— From   a   Photograph   taken   in   1SSS. 


The  convocation  was  projected  by  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia, 
which  at  that  time  was  composed  of  the  State  of  Oregon,  and  the 
Territories  of  Washington,  (Northern)  Idaho  and  Alaska.  The 
programme  was  participated  in  by  Rev.  William  Irvin,  D.D.,  one 
of  the  Secretaries  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Home  Missions  of 
New  York  City ;  Rev.  Geo.  L.  Deffenbangh,  the  successor  of  Rev. 
H.  H.  Spalding  in  the  Nez  Perces  Mission ;  Rev.  Thomas  M. 
Boyd,  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Lewiston,  Idaho ;  Rev. 
A.  L.  Lindsley,  D.D.,  of  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary; 
Rev.  Geo.  F.  Whitworth,  D.D.,  of  Seattle,  a  pioneer  minister  of 
Pnget  Sound  Presbytery ;  and  by  special  invitation  Rev.  Myron 
Fells  (the  recognized  historian  of  the  mission  work  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church  in  the  Northwest),  whose  father  and  mother 
were  members  of  this  old  "First  Church." 

Although  the  weather  was  very  warm,  the  interest  in  the  cele- 
bration was  intense  and  unabated  from  beginning  to  end.     The 


230  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

addresses  of  Dr.  Lindsley  and  I>r.  Irwin  were  of  a  general  nature, 
descriptive  of  the  character  of  religious  heroism.  As  the  historic 
papers  of  Dr.  Whitworth  and  Rev.  Deffenbaugh  were  presented, 
replete  with  information  from  original  sources  and  with  quota- 
tions in  ex  tenso  from  the  diary  of  .Mrs.  Whitman  and  the  records 
of  the  old  First  Church,  all  question  as  to  the  character  of  thai 
church  and  its  relation  to  the  Presbyterian  Church  was  settled. 
Rev.  Myron  Eells  in  his  remarks,  after  the  reading  of  Rev.  Deffen- 
baugh's  paper,  said  in  effect  (though  I  cannot  give  his  exact  lan- 
guage) :  "I  am  one  of  those  who  doubted  that  Dr.  Marcus  Whit- 
man was  ever  a  Presbyterian  and  who  questioned  the  propriety  of 
such  a  celebration  as  this  to  be  held  by  the  Presbyterians,  but  the 
facts  presented  in  this  paper  have  settled  that  beyond  dispute." 

The  result  of  the  celebration  was  to  establish  the  following 
facts : 

1.  That  the  old  First  Church  was  organized  a  Presbyterian 
Church  with  Rev.  H.  H.  Spalding  as  pastor  or  stated  supply  and 
with  Dr.  Marcus  Whitman  as  ruling  elder,  connected  with  the 
Presbytery  of  Bath,  New  York,  though  from  its  distance  from  the 
Presbytery  it  was  conducted  on  the  Congregational  plan  and  was 
maintained  as  a  mission  by  the  American  Board. 

2.  That  out  of  this  church  as  a  nucleus,  grew  the  Nez  Perce 
Mission  under  Rev.  Spalding,  and  the  Presbytery  of  Idaho,  which 
embraced  Eastern  Washington,  Eastern  Oregon,  and  Northern 
Idaho. 

3.  That  much  of  the  Congregational  work  of  the  same  region 
and  especially  the  founding  of  Whitman  College  was  the  fruit  of 
the  life  and  labors  of  Rev.  Cushing  Eells  and  his  wife,  who  were 
members  of  this  church. 

4.  That  the  Pacific  University,  Forest  Grove,  Oregon,  was 
also  founded  by  Rev.  Elkanah  Walker,  another  of  its  members. 

REV.  THOMAS  M.  GUNN,  D.D. 

Extracts  from  a  paper  prepared  by  Dr.  William  McKay  (In- 
dian physician),  of  Pendleton,  Ore.,  and  read  by  him  at  this  an- 
niversary : 

"The  Red  River  Academy  was  built  at  Winnipeg  by  the  Hud 
son  Bay  Company,  and  men  of  the  company  who  could  afford  it 
sent  their  children  to  that  school.    Teachers  came  from  England. 


The  Sent  i-Cen  ten  n  ia  Is 


231 


Kev.  Mr.  Jones  was  the  superintendent ;  the  school  flourished  and 
many  of  its  graduates  are  in  this  country.  In  connection  with 
this  institution  was  a  missionary  school  in  which  Indian  children 
were  taught  to  work,  to  read  and  to  write.  Several  from  this  sec- 
tion were  sent  to  it,  among  whom  were  Cayouse  Halket  of  the 
Umatillas,  Spokane  Garrey  of  the  Spokanes,  William  Collins  of 
Kotanas,  and  Ellis  and  Cayouse  Pitt  of  the  Nez  Perces. 

Cayouse  Halket  came  home  on  a  vacation  and  spent  the  winter 
on  the  Umatilla  River.     I  think  it  was  in  1831.     He  taught  the 


Rev.    E.    M.    Sharp,    Rev.    T.    M.    Gunn,    Rev.    G.    F.    Whitworth,    R«v. 
G.  L.  Deffenbaugh, 

Of  the   Committee   on   Semi-Centennial   in   1S88.      Portrait   of  Rev.    H. 
H.    Spalding,   D.    D.,   used   at   the   celebration. 


people  scriptures,  prayers  and  to  sing  hymns.  He  created  much 
interest  and  all  wanted  to  worship  God  according  to  his  instruc- 
tions. Hence  it  was  that  the  four  Indians  were  sent  to  St.  Louis 
to  search  for  the  Book  and  the  white  man's  mode  for  worshipping 
God. 

Rev.  Mr.  Parker,  who  had  accompanied  Dr.  M.  Whitman  to 
the  Green  River,  continued  his  journey  to  the  west,  after  they  had 
decided  that  the  doctor  should  return  east,  ami  he  put  himself  in 
the  hands  of  a  band  of  Nez  Perce  Indians.  They  starved  one  day 
and  feasted  the  next  and  were  in  constant  dread  of  meeting  the 


232  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

Free  Booters  <>!'  the  plains  or  the  Blackfeet  Hunters  <>!'  the  Com- 
mon Buffalo  hunting  grounds,  bu1  he  said  he  w;is  treated  with  the 
utmost  kindness  and  consideration,  and  was  received  ;il  Lapwaj 
witli  great  demonstrations  of  singing  and  feasting,  lie  preached 
for  them  a  few  Sabbaths  and  reached  Walla  Walla  October  6, 
L835.  He  was  kindly  received  by  the  Hudson  Bay  Company 
agent,  Mr.  P.  C.  Pambrun,  and  this  reception  excited  his  warmesl 
thanks,  lie  had  a  chair  to  sit  on  and  a  table  to  eat  from  and 
food  that  reminded  him  of  home. 

He  rested  two  days  and  then  started  for  Vancouver,  which 
place  he  reached  October  1G.  I  well  remember  the  circumstance 
of  his  arrival.  Three  of  us  boys  were  playing  in  the  Fort  in  front 
of  the  Governor's  apartment  when  Ave  saw  a  strange  looking  per- 
sonage coming  in  the  gate  of  the  Fort  with  two  Indians  following 
with  his  effects — all  strangers.  The  personage  just  mentioned 
had  a  short  military  coat  on  and  it  was  once  intended  for  black 
cloth,  but  was  now  a  yellowish-brown  ;  his  hat  represented  a  stove- 
pipe, but  at  present  it  looked  as  though  it  had  passed  through  an 
Irish  wake — pretty  well  battered  down,  and  its  wearer  looked  as 
if  he,  too,  had  been  battered.  He  wore  a  pair  of  blue  goggles  ami 
a  snarly,  uncombed,  rusty  wig;  his  face  had  not  been  shaved  for 
months.  He  asked  us  the  way  to  the  Governor's  quarters  and  we 
told  him.  This  was  our  first  acquaintance  with  Rev.  Samuel  Par- 
ker— one  of  the  best  of  men. 

Dr.  McLoughlin  came  out  and  met  him,  invited  him  in  and 
told  him  to  take  up  his  residence  in  the  Fort  as  long  as  it  suited 
his  convenience,  an  invitation  most  gratefully  accepted.  A  half 
of  a  new  house  well  furnished  was  assigned  him  and  a  horse 
placed  at  his  command.  He  remained  all  winter  at  the  Fort, 
preached  every  Sabbath  to  the  officers  and  employes  of  the  Hud- 
son Bay  Company,  held  Sabbath  School  and  taught  the  children 
to  sing  the  old  hymns  such  as  ''From  Greenland's  Icy  Mountains," 
"Alas,  and  did  my  Savior  Die." 

"He  was  an  educated  gentleman,  an  interesting  conversation- 
alist and  respected  by  all.  On  April  14,  1836,  he  started  on  a 
journey  up  the  Columbia  River  to  revisit  the  Walla  Walla  and 
Nez  Perce  countries  and  spent  a  few  weeks  in  examining  the 
fields  and  preaching  to  the  Indians;  then  he  returned  to  Van 
couver,  took  a  steamer  to  the  mouth  of  the  river  and  then  passage 
aboard  the  ship  Columbia  for  the  Sandwich  Islands." 


The  Semi-Centennials 


233 


"1836 — Dr.  Whitman  now  returned  with  his  wife  and  the  Rev. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spalding  and  W.  H.  Gray.  Mrs.  Whitman  was 
quite  an  accession  to  the  Mission  in  prospect — a  great  help — she 
was  well  qualified  for  the  work,  pleasing  in  manner,  a  good  talker, 
more  than  commonly  attractive  in  person,  besides  being  well  edu- 
cated and  quite  a  favorite  among  the  intelligent  class. 


W.  H.  Gray. 

Came  to  Oregon  with  Dr.  Marcus  Whit- 
man and  Dr.  H.  H.  Spalding  as  Associate 
Missionary  in  1S36.  In  1837  he  returned 
to  New  York.  Feb.  25th,  1838,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Mary  A.  Dix.  The  same  year 
they  returned  to  Oregon  as  missionaries 
and  teachers  at  Dr.  Spalding's  station  at 
Lapwai. 


"Dr.  Whitman  was  well  furnished  by  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  with 
the  necessary  material  to  proceed  with  his  work.  They  had  ar- 
rived safely  at  Green  River  Rendevous,  thence  to  Fort  Hall.  The 
ladies  attracted  much  attention  both  from  the  whites  and  the 
Indians,  being  the  first  white  ladies  that  ever  crossed  the  plains. 
Preparation  had  been  made  at  Walla  Walla  for  their  suitable  re- 
ception and  every  demonstration  of  joy  and  respect  was  mani- 
fested on  their  arrival  on   September  1.     The  best  apartments 


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were  placed  a1  the  service  of  the  ladies,  and  the  table  was  fur- 
nished with  luxuries. 

"On  the  third  they  look  passage  in  a  bateau  in  which  Mr.  P.  C. 
Pambrun  was  transporting  the  furs  of  Ihe  yearly  traffic  of  the 
Rocky  Mountain  district  down  the  Columbia  River  for  two  hun- 
dred miles  or  more. 

"On  the  L2th,  as  they  rounded  a  poinl  above  Vancouver,  they 
saw  two  English  ships  lying  at  anchor  and  gaily  decorated  with 
flags  and  at  the  Fort  the  Hudson  Bay  Company's  Hag  was  waving. 
It  was  a  grand  sight  for  the  ladies.  At  the  landing  there  numer- 
ous persons  and  the  two  chief  officers,  Dr.  John  McLoughlin  and 
Sir  James  Douglas,  were  in  waiting  to  receive  them  and  greet  the 
ladies  and  escort  them  with  stately  courtesy  within  the  walls  of 
the  Fort,  and  to  the  quarters  prepared  for  them. 

"After  a  few  days  of  rest  the  men  missionaries  acceded  to  the 
terms  of  Dr.  McLoughlin  and  he  to  their  wants  and  they  left  in 
two  bateaux  loaded  with  their  supplies  and  manned  by  seven  men 
in  each  bateau.  The  ladies  remained  at  the  Fort  until  their  quar- 
ters were  ready  for  them.  Mrs.  Whitman  went  to  work  and 
opened  a  school  and  taught  singing ;  she  was  quite  successful  and 
she  was  much  loved  by  all  who  became  acquainted  with  her  So 
also  Mrs.  Spalding,  but  she  was  rather  reticent  and  distant  and 
not  so  easy  to  get  acquainted  with ;  however,  beloved  by  all  who 
knew  her,  and  both  were  ardently  devoted  to  their  work. 

"Mr.  W.  H.  Gray  returned  and  escorted  them  to  their  new 
homes,  which  had  been  provided  for  them,  one  at  Wai-ye-lat-poo, 
among  the  Cayuses,  and  the  other  at  Lapwai,  among  the  Nez 
Perces,  where  they  accomplished  a  great  missionary  work." 

We  quote  in  part  from  a  length}'  and  able  oration  delivered  on 
this  occasion  by  Eev.  T.  M.  Boyd : 

"We  are  met  today  to  honor  the  name  of  one  whose  life  was  a 
reflection  of  that  of  the  Master  and  the  fragrance  of  whose  mem- 
ory is  an  inspiration  and  encouragement.  The  mound  of  earth 
around  which  we  are  gathered  is  hallowed  ground,  hallowed  by 
the  memory  of  one  who  sealed  his  lot  to  the  cause  of  the  Master 
with  his  life's  blood. 

"As  we  stand  at  this  sacred  spot  we  would  not  suppress  the 
holy  emotion  springing  up  in  the  soul  and  we  would  not  be  un- 
mindful of  the  lessons  here  suggested — lessons  of  courage,  of 
patriotism  and  of  Christian  devotion. 


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"To  the  student  of  history  there  are  presented  many  exampl  s 
of  courage  and  heroic  achievement.  He  reads  of  a  Caesar  sub- 
duing the  rude  tribes  of  Gaul  or  of  Napoleon  marching  triumph 
antly  through  the  states  of  Europe,  but  with  how  much  greater 
satisfaction  does  he  contemplate  the  courage  of  the  defenders  of 
Christian  religion,  who  midst  dangers  and  death  nobly  advocate 
those  principles  which  are  for  the  eternal  good  of  the  human  race. 
Marcus  Whitman  was  such  a  Christian  hero. 

"He  was  also  an  ardent  patriot.  There  is  no  conflict  between 
religion  and  patriotism.  The  true  christian  has  in  him  the  ele 
ments  of  pure  patriotism.  His  love  of  country  is  included  in  his 
love  to  God.  It  was  thus  with  Whitman.  His  love  for  his  Mas 
ters  cause  was  unquestioned;  but  this  did  not  quench  the  flame 
of  patriotism  in  his  heart  but  caused  it  to  burn  the  more  brightly. 

"An  opportunity  was  presented  to  him  of  rendering  valuable 
service  to  his  country  and  it  was  not  neglected.  Although  there 
are  some  who  would  deprive  him  of  the  honor,  yet  it  is,  in  view  of 
all  the  facts,  rationally  considered  incontrovertible  that  the  pos- 
session by  the  United  States  of  the  Northwest  is  due  to  the  ardent 
and  unselfish  patriotism  of  Dr.  Marcus  Whitman.  His  winter 
ride  across  the  continent  to  save  this  Northwest  coast  to  the 
United  States  is  one  of  the  most  thrilling  episodes  in  the  history 
of  our  country." 

Mr.  Boyd  closed  his  address  by  speaking  memoriter  the  long 
and  beautiful  poem,  "Whitman's  Bide,"  by  Alice  W.  Bollins. 

3.     The  Massacre  of  Marcus  Whitman — 1847-1897. 

The  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  Whitman  massacre  adds  a  new 
interest  and  luster  to  the  name  of  this  medical  missionary,  patri- 
otic colonizer,  and  the  first  Presbyterian  ruling  elder  on  the  Pa- 
cific Coast — Dr.  Marcus  Whitman.  The  resting  place,  where  he 
fell,  so  long  neglected,  is  no  longer  unkept  and  unremembered. 
On  the  thirtieth  day  of  November,  1897,  the  lonely  hill  which  has 
silently  stood  as  a  sentinel  over  the  sleeping  spot  on  the  old  mis- 
sion grounds  is  being  prepared  for  a  fitting  monument  to  that 
martyred  missionary  who  is  now  hailed  as  the  hero  of  the  North- 
west, and  who  in  the  providence  of  God,  and  through  statesman- 
ship and  undaunted  courage,  contributed  so  much  to  the  lighting 
of  three  bright  stars  in  the  constellation  of  the  Union. 


Marble  Tomb  of  Marcus  Whitman  and  Fellow  .Martyrs  at  Waiyelatpoo,  and 
Monument   on   Nearby   Hilltop. 

— From   "Life  of  Whitman."   courtesy  of  The  Alice  Harriman   Co. 


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The  day  is  a  red-letter  day  in  Walla  Walla.  Stores,  school 
buildings,  mills,  offices  are  deserted  and  business  is  forgotten. 
Thousands  of  the  citizens  are  ready  to  attend  the  dedicatory  ex- 
ercises of  the  monument;  but  the  celebration  is  more  than  local ;  it 
embraces  the  Northwest,  and  excursion  trains  from  the  cities  and 
towns  of  Oregon,  Idaho  and  Washington  bring  in  hundreds  of  rep- 
resentative and  grateful  people  to  participate  in  the  anniversary. 
We  mingle  with  the  great  crowd  and  note  the  formation  of  the 
procession  which  promptly  moves  at  9  :00  a.  m.  It  is  formed  of 
the  Walla  Walla  City  and  the  Fort  Walla  Walla  U.  S.  A.  bands, 
survivors  of  the  Whitman  massacre,  Indian  war  veterans,  men  of 
G.  A.  K.,  city  and  county  officials,  faculty,  board  of  trustees, 
alumni  and  students  of  Whitman  College;  business  men,  teachers 
and  scholars  of  the  public  schools,  and  thousands  of  citizens  and 
visitors.  The  line  of  march  is  down  Main  to  Fourth,  and  down 
Fourth  to  the  O.  R.  and  N.  depot,  where  trains  await  the  vast 
concourse  to  convey  it  to  Waiyelatpoo,  or  Whitman  Station,  six 
miles  to  the  westward.  The  distance  is  soon  covered  and  the 
procession  reforms  with  the  Fourth  U.  S.  Cavalry.  Col.  C.  E. 
Compton  commanding,  acting  as  an  escort. 

On  reaching  the  old  Mission  grounds  the  troops  form  on  three 
sides  of  a  hollow  square  with  the  hill  side  for  the  fourth,  and  on 
this  the  great  crowd  finds  a  sitely  place  for  resting  and  for  hear- 
ing the  proceedings  of  the  hour.  In  the  center  of  the  square  is  a 
platform  and  in  front  of  it  is  the  marble  tomb  beneath  which  lies 
the  dust  of  the  martyred  missionary. 

The  presiding  officer  of  the  day  is  Eev.  S.  B.  L.  Penrose,  Presi- 
dent of  Whitman  College.  There  is  music  by  the  Fourth  U.  S. 
Cavalry  band  and  prayer  of  the  dedication  of  the  new  tomb  is  of- 
fered by  Rev.  W.  S.  Holt,  D.D.,  of  Portland.  The  students  of  the 
college,  and  others  cover  the  tomb  and  graves  of  the  fourteen 
fallen  ones  with  fragrant  flowers.  Mrs.  Catherine  Pringle,  a  sur- 
vivor of  the  massacre,  and  adopted  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Whitman,  is  heard  with  deep  interest  and  emotion  as  she  gives  a 
graphic  and  pathetic  description  of  the  tragedy  which  she  wit- 
nessed a  half  century  ago,  and  the  exercises  close  on  the  scene  of 
the  massacre  with  a  prayer  by  Rev.  T.  M.  Gunn,  D.D. 

At  11 :30  a.  m.  the  return  is  made  to  the  city  where  the 
memorial  exercises  are  continued  in  the  opera  house.  After  music 
by  the  band,  prayer  by  Dr.  W.  S.  Holt,  and  a  brief  address  by  Rev. 


238  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

N.  W.  Scudder  of  Tacoma,  President  Penrose  introduces  the  ora- 
tor of  the  day,  Rev.  J.  R.  Wilson,  D.I).,  Principal  of  the  Portland 
Academy.  The  oration  on  the  Life  and  Work  of  Dr.  Marcus 
Whitman  proves  to  be  a  masterly  and  eloquent  effort  and  well 
worthy  the  illustrious  subject  and  occasion. 

November  30th,  1K!)7,  will  long  be  remembered  by  thousands  as 
a  great  day  in  the  history  of  the  State  of  Washington. 

On  this  occasion  Prof.  Edmond  S.  Meany,  who  has  been  the 
Professor  of  History  of  the  University  of  Washington  for  many 
years  and  who  is  an  acknowledged  authority  on  the  History  of 
the  Northwest,  wrote  an  article  of  six  columns  in  a  leading  paper 
of  Seattle  entitled,  "In  Memory  of  Marcus  Whitman  and  Nar- 
cissa,  His  Wife."  We  quote  a  few  lines :  "Stranger,  tell  the 
Lacedaemonians  that  we  lie  here  in  obedience  to  their  laws." 
These  are  the  words  inscribed  on  the  monument  over  King  Leon- 
idas  and  his  brave  three  hundred  Spartans.  I  would  suggest  that 
there  be  inscribed  on  this  monument  these  words : 

"Stranger,  tell  the  people  of  Christ  that  we  lie  here  in  obedi- 
ence to  His  commands." 

"The  lives  and  deeds  of  Dr.  Marcus  Whitman  and  Narcissa 
Prentiss  Whitman  will  forever  remain  a  brilliant,  impressive,  and 
instructive  chapter  in  the  history  of  America.  Humble,  frugal, 
modest,  industrious,  energetic,  patriotic,  their  lives  and  deaths 
were  packed  with  events  that  will  prove  a  flowing  fountain  of  in- 
spiration so  long  as  man  will  admire  the  earnest  struggles  of 
true  Christian  men  and  women. 

"The  story  of  Whitman's  famous  ride  has  often  been  told  in 
prose  and  in  verse.  It  will  be  continued  to  be  told  as  long  as  we 
have  on  earth  a  nation  known  as  the  United  States  of  America. 
This  story  has  given  rise  to  many  wars  of  words.  None  denies  the 
fact  of  the  ride,  but  many  seek  to  rob  it  of  all  political  purpose, 
and  these  praise  Whitman  for  his  many  good  qualities  and  noble 
deeds,  but  they  pooh  at  the  idea  of  his  having  saved  the  old  Ore- 
gon to  the  Union.  I  have  long  since  gleaned  sufficient  evidence 
on  this  subject  to  convince  me  that  the  famous  ride  was  made  for 
political,  as  well  as  for  missionary  reasons,  and  that  it  did  play  a 
very  important  part  in  the  subsequent  negotiations  that  saved  to 
the  Union  the  three  whole  states  of  Washington,  Oregon,  and 
Idaho,  and  parts  of  Montana  and  Wyoming.  It  seemed  to  me  in- 
congruous to  ascribe  to  Whitman  all   the  heroic  qualities  pos- 


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sessed  by  mankind  and  withhold  from  him  a  patriotism  of  the 
highest  order." 

We  may  add  in  this  connection  that  the  following  hackneyed 
statement  recently  published,  viz. :  "The  truth  is  that  Dr.  Whit- 
man went  East  not  to  save  Oregon,  but  to  save  his  own  mission," 
is  wide  of  the  truth. 

A  few  testimonies  may  suffice  to  refute  the  false  statement. 

Eev.  Alkanah  Walker  and  wife  were  commissioned  by  the  A. 
B.  C.  F.  M.  for  Oregon  and  on  August  2,  1838,  became  members  of 
the  Columbia  Mission  at  Wai-ye-lat-poo  in  the  Walla  Walla  valley, 
which  Dr.  Whitman  and  Rev.  Henry  H.  Spalding  had  established 
in  1836.  Mrs.  Walker  was  a  member  of  it  for  some  years  and 
concerning  this  visit  of  the  doctor's  to  the  East  said  : 

"Much  was  said  about  that  time  about  the  Methodist  mission- 
aries coming  here,  and  leaving  their  legitimate  missionary  calling 
to  make  money  and  for  other  purposes,  and  some  disgrace  was 
brought  to  the  missionary  cause.  Mr.  Walker  and  associates  felt 
that  Dr.  Whitman  in  leaving  missionary  work,  and  going  on  this 
business,  was  likely  also  to  bring  disgrace  upon  the  cause,  and 
were  so  afraid  of  it  that  for  a  long  time  they  would  hardly  men- 
tion that  object  of  Dr.  Whitman's  journey  publicly.  I  remember 
plainly  that  Mr.  Walker  often  prayed,  after  Dr.  Whitman  had 
gone,  that  if  it  was  right  for  him  to  go  on  this  business,  he 
might  be  preserved,  but  if  not  that  his  way  might  be  hedged  up. 
When  the  statement  first  began  to  be  made  publicly  of  this  politi- 
cal object  of  Dr.  Whitman's  journey  east,  we  were  then  afraid 
that  disgrace  would  be  brought  on  our  mission.  Dr.  Whitman 
went  east  in  1842,  mainly  to  save  the  country  from  falling  into 
the  hands  of  England,  as  he  believed  there  was  great  danger  of  it. 
One  expression  he  wrote  I  well  remember.  It  was  as  follows, 
"This  country  will  be  settled  by  the  whites.  It  belongs  to  the 
Americans.  It  is  a  great  and  rich  country.  What  a  country  it 
would  be  for  the  Yankees?  Why  not  tell  them  of  it?"  He  was 
determined  to  go  east  on  this  business,  even  if  he  had  to  leave  the 
mission  to  do  so. 

In  1877  the  Synod's  historian  became  well  acquainted  with 
Rev.  dishing  Eells,  who  was  a  co-laborer  of  Dr.  Whitman  in 
L8383  and  he  has  spoken  to  him  a  number  of  times  concerning  the 
doctor's  famous  trans-continental  ride. 

"Father  Eells,"  as  he  was  familiarly  called,  has  given  the 


240  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

following  testimony:  "In  September,  1M-.  a  letter  written  by 
Dr.  Whitman  and  addressed  to  Rev.  E.  Walker  and  C.  Bells  call 
ing  a  meeting  of  the  Oregon  Mission  of  the  American  Board  of 
Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions  at  Waiyelatpoo.  The  object 
of  the  said  meeting,  as  the  letter  stated,  was  to  approve  of  a  pur- 
pose formed  by  Dr.  Whitman,  thai  he  go  easl  on  behalf  of  Oregon 
as  related  to  the  United  States.  In  the  judgment  of  Mr.  Walker 
and  myself  that  object  was  foreign  to  our  assigned  work.     With 

troubled  thoughts  we  anticipated  the  proposed   meeting 

On  Monday,  A.  M.,  we  arrived  at  Waiyelatpoo,  and  met  the 
two  resident  families  of  Messrs.  Whitman  and  dray.  Rev.  II.  If. 
Spalding  was  there.  All  the  male  members  of  the  mission  were 
thus  together.  In  the  discussion  the  opinion  of  Mr.  Walker  and 
myself  remained  unchanged.  The  purpose  of  Dr.  Whitman  was 
fixed.  In  his  estimation  the  saving  of  Oregon  to  the  United  States 
was  of  paramount  importance,  and  he  would  make  the  attempl 
to  do  so,  even  if  he  had  to  withdraw  from  the  mission  in  order  to 
accomplish  his  purpose.  In  reply  to  considerations  intended  to 
hold  Dr.  Whitman  to  his  assigned  work,  he  said:  "I  am  not  ex- 
patriated by  becoming  a  missionary.  The  idea  of  his  withdrawal 
could  not  be  entertained,  therefore  to  retain  him  in  the  mission  a 
vote  to  approve  of  his  making  the  perilous  endeavor  prevailed." 

It  has  been  published  by  some  that  when  Dr.  Whitman  did  go 
to  Washington  he  accomplished  nothing. 

Rev.  H.  H.  Spalding,  who  came  west  with  the  doctor  in  1836, 
said  of  this  subject :  "The  doctor  pushed  on  to  Washington,  and 
immediately  sought  an  interview  with  Secretary  Webster — both 
being  from  the  same  state — and  stated  to  him  the  object  of  his 
crossing  the  mountains,  and  laid  before  him  the  great  importance 
of  Oregon  to  the  United  States.  But  Mr.  Webster  lay  too  near 
Cape  Cod  to  see  things  in  the  same  light  with  his  fellow  states- 
man, who  had  transferred  his  worldly  interests  to  the  Pacific 
Coast.  He  awarded  sincerity  to  the  missionary,  but  could  not  ad- 
mit for  a  moment  that  the  short  residence  of  six  years  could  give 
the  doctor  the  knowledge  of  the  country  possessed  by  Governor 
Simpson,  who  had  almost  grown  up  in  the  country,  and  had 
traveled  every  part  of  it,  and  represents  it  as  one  unbroken  waste 
of  sand  deserts  and  impassable  mountains,  fit  only  for  the  beaver, 
the  gray  bear  and  the  savage. 

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wiili  Presidenl  Tyler,  who  ;n  once  appreciated  liis  solicitude,  and 
his  timely  representations  of  Oregon,  and  especially  his  disin- 
terested though  hazardous  undertaking  to  cross  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tains in  winter  to  lake  hack  a  caravan  of  wagons.  He  said  thai 
although  (he  doctor's  representations  of  the  character  of  the 
country,  and  the  possibility  of  reaching  it  by  wagon  route,  were 
in  direct  contradiction  to  Ihose  of  Governor  Simpson,  his  frozen 
limbs  were  a  sufficient  proof  of  his  sincerity,  and  his  missionary 
character  was  a  sufficient  guaranty  for  his  honesty,  and  he  would 
therefore  as  president  rest  upon  these  and  act  accordingly;  would 
detail  Fremont  with  a  military  force  to  escort  the  doctor's  cara 
van  through  the  mountains;  and  no  more  action  should  he  had  to- 
ward trading  oil'  Oregon  till  he  conld  hear  the  results  of  the  expe- 
dition. If  the  doctor  conld  establish  a  wagon  road  through  the 
mountains  to  the  Columbia  River,  pronounced  impassable  by  Gov 
ernor  Simpson  and  Ashburton,  he  would  use  his  influence  to  hold 
on  to  Oregon.  The  great  desire  of  the  doctor's  American  soul, 
Christian  withal,  that  is,  the  pledge  of  the  president  that  the 
swapping  of  Oregon  with  England  for  a  cod  fishery  should  stop 
for  the  present,  was  attained,  although  at  the  risk  of  life,  and 
through  greai  suffering,  and  unsolicited  and  without  the  promise 
or  expectation  of  a  dollar's  reward  from  any  source.  And  now. 
God  giving  him  life  and  strength,  he  would  do  the  rest,  that  is. 
connect  the  Missouri  and  Columbia  Rivers  with  a  wagon  track  so 
deep  and  plain  that  neither  national  envy  nor  sectional  fanaticism 
should  ever  blot  it  out." 

-Judge  J.  Otis  had  an  interview  with  Dr.  Whitman  in  Buffalo, 
Newr  York,  in  the  spring  of  1843,  and  after  telling  of  that  inter- 
view said:  "The  President  and  the  Cabinet  were  called  together 
and  Dr.  Whitman  spent  an  evening  with  them  answering  their 
questions  and  giving  them  his  views  as  to  the  importance  of  Ore- 
gon and  the  steps  that  needed  to  he  taken  in  order  to  secure  it  for 
this  country." 

In  a  letter  written  by  the  doctor  a  short  time  before  his  death 
to  the  Mission  Board  are  these  words :  liI  often  reflect  upon  the 
fact  that  you  told  me  that  yon  were  sorry  that  I  came  East.  It 
did  not  then  nor  has  it  since  altered  my  opinion  in  the  matter. 
American  interests  acquired  in  the  country  which  the  success  of 
the  immigration  in  1843  alone  did  and  could  have  secured,  have 
become  the  foundation  of  the  late  treaty  between  England  and 


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the  United  States  in  regard  to  Oregon.  It  demonstrates  what  I 
did  in  making  my  way  to  the  States  in  the  winter  of  1842-3,  after 
the  third  of  October.  Anyone  can  see  as  American  interests  are 
now  acquired  have  had  more  to  do  in  securing  the  treaty  than  our 
original  rights.  From  1835  till  now  it  has  been  apparent  that 
there  was  a  choice  of  only  two  things :  1.  The  increase  of  British 
interests  to  the  exclusion  of  all  other  rights  in  the  country;  or  2. 
The  establishment  of  American  interests  by  citizens  (on  the 
ground)." 

Numerous  and  most  creditable  witnesses  testify  to  the  same 
effect  concerning  these  historic  facts. 

Many  monuments  have  been  erected  in  honor  of  Dr.  Whitman 
and  that  of  Whitman  College,  Walla  Walla,  is  not  the  least  of 
these. 


Whitman  Memorial    Building:,   Whitman   College,   Walla    Walla,   Wash. 

The  last  memorial  was  that  presented  to  the  Alaska-Yukon- 
Pacific  Exposition  on  the  grounds  of  the  Exposition  by  the  Com- 
mercial Club  of  Walla  Walla  on  September  23,  1909. 

It  is  a  stucco  statue  nine  feet  in  height,  of  Marcus  Whitman 
and  the  wagon  wheel,  modeled  from  the  famous  statue  on  the 
Presbyterian  Witherspoon  Building  in  Philadelphia. 

The  principal  orators  of  the  occasion  were  President  Penrose 
of  Whitman  College,  Judge  Thomas  Burke  of  Seattle,  and  Gover- 
nor Hay  of  Olympia. 


244  History  of  the  Synod  of   Washington 

They  paid  the  highesl  tributes  of  honor,  bravery,  Christian 
zeal,  and  patriotism,  and  in  the  light  of  history  pronounced  Dr. 
.Miii-cns  Whitman  the  saver  of  the  Oregon  country. 

On  the  front  of  the  pedestal  these  words  were  inscribed,  "Dr. 
.Mai-ens  Whitman,  Missionary,  Patriot.  Pioneer."  <>n  one  side  the 
following  words,  ••Killed  by  Indians  near  the  site  of  Walla  Walla. 
November  29,  1847,"  and  on  the  other  side.  -'His  courage  saved 
the  Oregon  country  to  the  United  States."  The  ceremonies  in 
connection  with  the  unveiling  of  this  monument  were  attended  by 
a  large  and  deeply  interested  audience. 

4.     The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Olympia  -1854-1904. 

This  anniversary  was  celebrated  in  a  befitting  manner  in  No- 
vember, L904,  and  an  historical  sketch  of  this  historic  organiza- 
tion was  published.  In  addition  to  the  statements  of  history  the 
sketch  also  contains  excellent  half-tones  of  the  old  cooper  shop  in 
which  the  church  was  organized  more  than  fifty-four  years  ago, 
of  its  founder  and  pastors,  its  first  church  building,  some  of  its 
early  elders,  the  members  of  its  present  session,  and  its  Board  of 
Trustees. 

In  this  sketch  we  read  as  follows:  '•Fifty  years  have  wrought 
their  changes.  The  few  scattering  homes  that  constituted  the  scat 
of  government  for  the  Territory  of  Washington  have  given  place 
to  a  beautiful  city,  the  Capitol  of  a  great  State  with  its  massive 
legislative  halls,  splendid  churches,  and  tine  school  houses." 

"The  stalwarts  of  that  day,  the  blazers  of  the  pathway  of  civi- 
lization have  nearly  all  fallen  asleep  but  their  work  remains. 
The  little  beginnings  of  that  November  Sabbath,  fifty  years  ago. 
have  been  owned  and  blessed  of  God.  .Many  have  gone  out  into 
the  world  strengthened  for  their  life  work  by  the  words  of  the 
devoted  pastor  or  faithful  Sabbath  School  teacher.  The  church 
has  never  been  in  a  better  condition  for  the  service  of  the  blessed 
.Master  than  today." 

5.     The  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound— 1858-1908. 

This  anniversary  was  held  in  the  White  River  Presbyterian 
Church  at  Auburn  on  Wednesday  evening,  September  16,  1908, 
when  the  Presbytery  was  holding  its  stated  fall  meeting.  The 
Presbytery's  Historical  Committee  made  the  arrangements.  Rev.  J. 


24<;  History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 

M.  Wilson,  I). I).,  of  Seattle,  was  the  presiding  officer,  and  after 
devotional  exercises  he  gave  a  brief  address  which  was  appro 
priate  to  (he  occasion.  F.  II.  Whitworth,  an  elder  in  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Seattle,  gave  an  interesting  paper  on, 
"Historical  Reminiscences  of  the  Presbytery  and  the  Puget  Sound 
Country."  lie  had  lived  within  the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery  dur- 
ing its  half  century  of  existence  and  could  speak  from  experience 
and  observation.  Additional  interest  was  created  by  numerous 
pictures  of  early  scenes,  churches  and  ministers  being  thrown  on 
the  canvas  by  the  stereopticon,  by  Rev.  W.  C.  Gunn,  who  had 
gathered  the  views  for  this  occasion,  with  the  assistance  of  the 
venerable  historian,  Ezra  Meeker,  and  others.  Rev.  Mark  A. 
Matthews,  D.  D.,  delivered  an  able,  eloquent  and  characteristic 
address  on  the  Puget  Sound  Presbytery  of  the  Present  and 
Future. 

The  entire  proceedings  were  highly  enjoyed  by  large  audiences. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  Washington  held  in  Ellensburg, 
Wash.,  October  1-4,  1908,  the  following  memorial  was  presented 
by  the  Committee  on  Bills  and  Overtures: 

Paper  No.  3  is  a  memorial  from  the  Presbytery  of  Puget 
Sound,  asking  permission  to  change  the  name  of  the  Presbytery 
from  "Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound"  to  ''Presbytery  of  Seattle." 
We  recommend  favorable  action.    Adopted. 

The  principal  reason  for  this  action  was  the  fact  that  the 
boundaries  of  three  different  Presbyteries  were  contiguous  to  the 
inland  sea  of  Puget  Sound  and  covered  much  of  the  territory 
formerly  occupied  by  the  old  Presbytery  of  that  name.  Another 
reason  was  that  the  city  of  Seattle  comprised  a  large  number  of 
the  churches  within  the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery. 

Thus  after  a  half  a  century  of  service  the  old  name  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound  was  relinquished. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

ALASKA    AND    THE    PRESBYTERIES    OF    ALASKA    AND 

YUKON 

In  the  following  review  of  our  work  in  Alaska,  the  narrative 

of  earlier  events  is  taken  directly  from  "An  Official   Sketch  of 

the  Rise  and  Progress  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Alaska, 

from   1877  to  1884,   Adopted  by   the   Presbytery   of  Alaska,   in 

Session    at    Sitka,   Alaska,    September   15th,    1884,"     a    printed 

record  to  which  Rev.   Sheldon  Jackson  appended  the  following 

note: 

Every  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Alaska,  except  Rev.  John  G. 
Brady,  was  present  at  the  meeting.  Upon  his  return  to  Sitka  Mr.  Brady, 
having  read  the  historical  statement,  wrote  a  letter  to  the  stated  clerk 
expressing  his  approval,  and  stating  that,  had  he  been  present,  he  would 
have  voted  for  its  adoption. 

The  report,  before  it  was  given  to  the  Presbytery,  was  submitted  to 
Mrs.  A.  R.  McFarland,  and  her  suggestions  and  corrections  were  embodied 
into  it.  It  is  thus  the  joint  action  of  all  the  pioneers  in  the  Alaska  Mis- 
sion work,  and  at  a  time  when  the  work  was  still  fresh  in  their  memories. 
— Stated  Clerk. 

The  facts  of  later  date  have  been  gathered  from  the  Stated 
Clerks,  Rev.  L.  F.  Jones  and  Rev.  J.  H.  Condit,  from  Rev.  S. 
Hall  Young,  D.  D.,  and  other  present  and  former  missionaries, 
including  Dr.  Jackson,  who  but  a  few  weeks  before  his  death, 
supplied,  as  material  for  this  history,  church  and  government 
pamphlets  from  his  own  pen,  and  a  number  of  illustrations. 


On  the  18th  of  October,  1887,  Alaska  was  formally  surrendered 
by  Russia  to  the  United  States,  and  the  call  of  God's  providence 
came  to  the  American  churches  to  enter  in  and  possess  the  land 
for  Christ. 

The  response  to  that  call  was  very  slow,  and  for  the  first  ten 
years  only  a  few  spasmodic  efforts  were  made  by  individuals 
either  to  commence  the  work  or  arouse  public  sentiment  to  its 
claim. 

Among  others,  the  Rev.  E.  D.  Saunders,  I).  I).,  of  the  Board  of 
Domestic  Missions  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  (O.  S.),  soon  after 
the  purchase,  offered  a  resolution  in  that  Board,  that  they  send  a 
missionary  to  Alaska. 


Early  Work  in  Alaska  219 

About  the  .same  time  a  similar  proposition  was  discussed  by 
the  Committee  of  Home  Missions  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
(N.  S.) 

At  different  times  from  1SG7  to  1S77  the  Rev.  George  H.  At- 
kinson, D.  D.,  Superintendent  of  the  Congregational  Missions  in 
the  Northwest,  urged  the  Mission  Board  of  his  denomination  to 
undertake  the  work. 

Major  General  O.  O.  Howard,  U.  S.  A.,  in  command  of  the 
Military  Department  covering  Alaska,  again  and  again  pressed 
the  religious  needs  of  that  section  upon  the  attention  of  the  coun- 
try through  religious  newspapers. 

Mr.  Vincent  Colyer,  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Indian  Commis- 
sioners, made  a  special  visit  to  Alaska  in  180!),  and  upon  his  re- 
turn sought  to  awaken  the  public  interest.  He  so  far  succeeded 
that  Congress,  in  its  session  of  1870  and  1871,  appropriated  $50,- 
000  for  education  in  Alaska,  lint  no  one  was  found  to  administer 
the  fund,  and  it  was  not  used. 

During  1875  and  1870  Rev.  Thomas  Crosby,  of  the  Wesleyan 
Church  of  Canada,  stationed  at  Port  Simpson,  B.  C,  was  in  active 
correspondence  with  the  Board  of  Missions  of  his  own  church, 
with  the  missionary  society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
of  the  United  States,  and  with  one  of  the  Presbyterian  Churches 
of  Canada,  pleading  with  them  to  secure  missionaries  for  Alaska. 

In  1877  Rev.  A.  L.  Lindsley,  D.  I).,  was  in  correspondence  with 
the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  with  reference  to 
their  undertaking  the  work. 

In  the  spring  of  that  year,  through  Major  General  Howard, 
I'.  S.  A.,  he  secured  the  position  of  paymaster's  clerk  in  the  U.  S. 
army  Tor  Mr.  -John  C.  Mallory  (who  was  passing  through  Port- 
land in  search  of  health  and  a  position),  and  had  him  sent  North 
to  ascertain  and  report  the  condition  of  affairs.  Mr.  Mallory  was, 
however,  so  far  gone  with  consumption  that  he  was  confined  to 
his  bed  much  of  the  three  or  four  weeks  that  he  was  at  Fort 
Wrangell. 

Christian  women,  wives  of  officers  of  the  army,  government 
officials  and  civilians,  stationed  in  Alaska,  were  continually  writ- 
ing their  friends  concerning  the  need  of  missionaries.  Some  of 
them  during  their  stay  at  Sitka  carried  on  a  day  and  Sabbath 
school. 


REV.   SHELDON   JACKSON,   I).   I).,   IX.    I). 


Missionary  to  Alaska,   1877-1908. 

United  States  General  Agent  of   Education   in  Alaska,    1885-1908. 

United  States  Agent  in  Introduction  of  Reindeer  into  Alaska   from    Lapland,   1891. 

Moderator  of  the   General   Assembly  in   1897. 

Born,  Minaville,  N.  Y.,  1834;  died,  Asheville,  X.  C,  May  2,  1909.  Union  Col., 
N.  Y.,  B.  A.,  '55,  D.  D.,  '97;  Han.  C,  Ind.,  D.  D..  '74;  Rich.  C,  O..  LL.  D..  '97;  Prin. 
T.  S.,  '58;  Lie.  '57,  Ord.  '58,  Pby.  Albany;  Missy,  to  Choctaw  s.  '58-9;  H.  M. 
LaCrescent,  Minn.,  '59-'64;  P.  Rochester.  Minn.,  '64-69;  Supt.  Bd.  H.  M.  Western 
Territories,  '69-70;  Wyo.,  Col.,  X.  M.,  Ariz..  Utah  and  Mont.,  '70-S2;  Business  Mgr. 
H.   Missionary,   X.   Y.   City,   'S2-84. 


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251 


But  these  appeals  to  the  mission  boards  were  in  vain,  and  the 
efforts  of  individuals  were  short-lived  and  finally  abandoned. 

No  permanent  missions  were  established  or  adequate  provision 
made  until  Rev.  Sheldon  Jackson,  T).  I).,  entered  the  field  in  1877. 

He  had  for  nineteen  years  been  engaged  in  pioneer  mission 
work  west  of  the  Mississippi  River  and  in  the  Rocky  Mountain 
Territories,  from  British  America  to  Old  Mexico.  During  the 
latter  portion  of  that  time  his  thoughts  often  went  out  towards 
Alaska.  In  the  winter  of  1875,  and  again  in  1870,  he  wrote  to  the 
Board  of  Home  Missions  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  urging  the 
commencement  of  a  mission  in  Alaska. 

While  his  sympathies  were  growing,  events  were  transpiring 
in  Alaska  itself  that  were  destined  to  quicken  those  sympathies 
into  action. 

In  the  spring  of  1876  Clah  (Philip  McKay),  Sugah-na-te  (his 
brother),  Ta-lik,  John  Ryan,  Lewis  Ween,  Andrew  Moss,  Peter 
Pollard,  George  Pemberton,  and  James  Ross,  Tsimshean  Indians, 
went  from  Port  Simpson  to  Fort  Wrangell  to  obtain  work.  They 
secured  a  contract  to  cut  wood  for  the  government. 

On  Sabbath,  as  was  their  custom,  they  met  together  for  wor- 
ship. 

They  found  a  protector  and  warm  personal  friend  in  Capt.  S. 
P.  Jocelyn,  of  the  21st  U.  S.  Infantry,  who  was  then  in  command 
at  that  station. 

In  September  of  that  year  Rev.  Thomas  Crosby  visited  Fort 
Wrangell,  and  encouraged  Clah  to  remain  during  the  winter, 
teaching  and  preaching  as  he  had  opportunity.  About  $100  in 
money  and  blankets  were  subscribed  by  the  natives  towards  a 
church  building.  During  the  winter  there  was  so  much  religious 
interest  and  such  a  marked  change  in  the  lives  of  some  of  the 
natives  that  Mr.  J.  S.  Brown,  connected  with  the  military,  wrote 
a  letter  to  Maj.  Gen.  Howard,  asking  that  some  church  might  be 
persuaded  to  send  a  missionary  to  Fort  Wrangell. 

This  letter  was  placed  in  Dr.  Jackson's  hands  at  the  General 
Assembly  of  1877  at  Chicago. 

He  immediately  published  it  in  the  Chicago  Daily  Tribune, 
and  soon  after  in  the  leading  Presbyterian  newspapers  of  the 
country.  The  original  letter  he  forwarded  to  the  Board  of  Home 
Missions,  with  the  urgent  request  that  they  send  a  missionary  to 
Alaska.    The  Board  responded  favorably,  and  at  its  first  meeting 


PIONEER   PRESBYTERIAN   MISSIONARIES   IN   ALASKA 

1.   Mrs.   A.   K.   McFarland,   1877-98;    2,  3.   (i.   Brady,    1878-1906:    3,  S.  H.  Young, 

D.  D.,  1878-88,  1897-19 — ;  4,  A.  E.  Austin,  1879-98;  5,  E.  S.  Willard,  1881-94;  6,  Mrs. 
Willard.  1881-94;  7,  J,  L.  Gould,  1882-19 — ;  8,  J.  I\  McFarland,*  1882-93;  9,  Wni.  A. 
Kelly,  1886-19 — ;  19.  8.  A.  Saxman,*  1886-87;  11,  L.  F.  Jones,  1892-19 — ;  12,  Miss 
Esther  Gibson,  1894-19 — ;  13,  V.  C.  Gambell,*  1894-98;  14,  J.  H.  Condit,  1896-19 — : 
15,  H.  K.  Marsh,  1897-19—;  16,  S.  R.  SpriggS,  1899-19—;  17,  E.  O.  Campbell. 
1899-19—;  18,  J.  AV.  Kirk,  1899-1906;  19,  I'.  McKay*  (Clah),  native;  20,  Rev. 
Edward  Marsden  (native). 
♦Deceased. 

From    TIIE    LIFE   OF    SHELDON    JACKSON 

By  Prof.  Robert  Laird   Stewart 
Copyright  190S  by  Fleming  11.  Revell  Company 


Early  Work  in  Alaska  253 

after  the  reception  of  the  letter  appointed,  early  in  -June,  the  Rev. 
Francis  H.  Robinson  as  missionary  to  Alaska.  But  before  the 
commission  reached  him  he  had  accepted  an  invitation  to  a  church 
in  California.  At  the  close  of  the  General  Assembly  Dr.  Jackson 
was  sent  by  the  secretaries  of  the  Board  of  Home  Missions  on  a 
special  mission  through  Idaho,  Eastern  Oregon,  and  Eastern 
Washington  Territory.  Arriving  at  Walla  Walla,  he  found  the 
whole  region  agitated  by  the  outbreak  of  Chief  Joseph's  band  of 
Nez  Perces,  and  on  that  account  mission  work  was  impossible. 
This  enabled  him  to  extend  his  mission  trip  to  Alaska. 

At  Portland  he  found  awaiting  his  arrival  Mrs.  A.  K.  McFar- 
land,  who  had  been  in  former  years,  with  her  husband,  associated 
with  him  in  mission  work  in  New  Mexico. 

Mrs.  McFarland  applied  to  Dr.  Jackson  for  some  mission  work, 
and  expressed  a  willingness  to  accompany  him  to  Alaska.  Mr. 
Mallory  having  returned  with  good  accounts  of  an  open  door  at 
Fort  Wrangell,  it  was  arranged  between  them  that  she  should 
accompany  him  to  Alaska  and  remain  at  Fort  Wrangell  as 
teacher. 

At  noon  on  the  10th  of  August,  1X77,  Dr.  Jackson  and  Mrs. 
McFarland  reached  Fort  Wrangell  and  commenced  Presbyterian 
missions  in  Alaska. 

Leaving  Mrs.  McFarland  in  charge  of  the  missions,  with  Clan 
as  her  assistant  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Dickinson  as  interpreter,  Dr. 
Jackson  returned  to  the  Fast  to  arouse  the  church  and  secure, 
missionaries  and  money. 

To  secure  the  money  he  published  a  lengthy  series  of  articles 
on  Alaska  in  the  Presbyterian  newspapers  and  made  public  ad- 
dresses in  nearly  all  the  leading  cities  of  the  country.  His  public 
addresses  in  cities  and  villages,  at  General  Assemblies,  Synods, 
and  Presbyteries,  at  missionary  and  educational  conventions, 
from  October,  1877,  to  June,  1881,  numbered  over  nine  hundred. 

These  articles  and  addresses,  together  with  the  deeply  inter- 
esting letters  of  Mrs.  McFarland  in  the  Rocky  Mountain  Presby- 
terian, resulted  in  securing,  between  October,  1877,  and  Decem- 
ber, 1879,  special  funds  aggregating  over  $12,000,  which  enabled 
the  Board  of  Home  Missions  to  erect  the  buildings  for  the  Mc- 
Farland Home  at  Fort  Wrangell,  and  largely  pay  the  salaries  of 
the  missionaries  without  drawing  upon  their  general  mission 
funds. 


L'54 


History  of  the  Synod  of  Washington 


The  addresses,  together  with  personal  letters,  also  enabled 
Dr.  Jackson  to  raise  1he  funds  by  which  he  erected,  in  1881,  the 
mission  buildings  ;il  Haines  and  Iioyd,  at  an  expense  of  abou. 
81  500  each;  the  Boys'  Dormitory  at  Sitka,  in  1882,  at  an  expense 
of  about  $7,000,  and  the  Central  .Mission  building  at  Sitka,  in 
1884,  at  an  expense  of  about  $10,000. 

They  also  created  so  much  public  interest  that  he  was  able  to 
go  to  Congress  and  secure,  in  the  spring  of  1884,  $15,000  for  in- 
dustrial schools,  and  $25,000  for  general  education  in,  as  well  as 
to  greatly  assist  in  securing  a  government  for,  the  District  of 
Alaska. 


MRS.    A.    R.    MoFARI.AXD 


Fort  Wrangell. 

To  return  to  Fort  Wrangell.  Mrs.  McFarland,  upon  the  de- 
parture of  Dr.  Jackson,  set  herself  with  rare  consecration  and 
wisdom  to  the  organization  of  the  Mission. 

On  the  28th  of  August  she  opened  school  with  about  30  pupils. 
On  the  1st  of  October  she  opened  a  sewing  school  for  women  and 
girls,  in  which  moral  and  religious  instruction  were  judiciously 
combined  with  sewing  lessons. 

On  the  15th  of  October  Clah,  her  assistant  and  preacher,  had 
a  hemorrhage  of  the  lungs,  and  was  never  again  able  to  take  part 
in  the  public  services  of  the  sanctuary.    On  the  28th  of  December 


Alaska — Wrangell 


255 


he  fell  asleep  in  Jesus,  and  loving  hands  bore  his  body  to  Port 
Simpson,  where  it  rests  in  the  Mission  Cemetery. 

On  February  3d,  1878,  at  a  convention  held  by  the  natives, 
Mrs.  McFarland  was  elected  the  presiding  officer.  This  conven- 
tion resulted  in  the  appointment  of  a  native  police  force  that 
rendered  valuable  service  in  preserving  order. 

Early  in  her  work  Mrs.  McFarland  felt  the  need  of  a  building 
into  which  she  could  gather  the  girls  in  danger  of  being  sold  by 
their  own  parents,  or  enticed  and  ruined  by  the  more  vicious  ele- 
ment among  the  whites. 


WRANGELL,    ALASKA,    1880 


Presbyterian  Manse  and   Church 

(Stikine   Tribe) 


The  McFarland  Home 

— Prom.    Dr.    Jackson. 


The  conviction  so  grew  upon  her  that  her  letters  were  full  of 
it,  and  she  never  ceased  to  press  it  until  the  Home  was  established 
October  12th.  1878,  in  the  building  formerly  used  as  a  military 
hospital.  The  school  was  named  by  admiring  friends  ''The  Mc- 
Farland Home.'" 

To  secure  a  suitable  building  for  the  new  Home,  Dr.  Jackson 
and  Mrs.  Julia  McNair  Wright  wrote  a  series  of  articles  to  the 
newspapers,  asking  from  Christian  people  a  Christmas  gift  for 
the  building.  The  gifts  flowed  in,  and  the  Home  was  erected  in 
1879  and  1880. 


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On  March  L5th,  L878,  Rev.  JohD  G.  Brady  arrived  a1  Fori 
Wrangell,  ;in<l  <>n  the  24th  of  the  same  month  celebrated  the  firsl 
Christian  marriage  among  the  Alaskans.  Ee  remained  a  month 
al  Wrangell,  Mien  passed  od  to  establish  the  missioD  a1  Sitka. 

On  the  8th  of  August,  1878,  Rev.  S.  Ball  Young  arrived  and 
look  charge  of  the  work  a1  Fori  Wrangell  with  earnestness  and 
vigor. 

On  the  23d  of  June,  1879,  Rev.  W.  II.  R.  Corlies  and  family 
reached  Fori  Wrangell  as  independenl  missionaries  to  Alaska, 
and  for  about  three  years  remained  a1  Wrangell.  acting  as  med- 
ical missionary  and  general  assistanl  at  thai  station.  In  June, 
1882,  he  opened  an  independenl  mission  among  the  Takoo. 


Dr.   Jackson's   500   Mile   Canoe   Trip,   Extending   the    Southeastern    Alaska    Missions. 
1879. — From    Dr.    Jackson. 


On  July  14th,  1ST!),  Miss  Maggie  J.  Dunbar  arrived  as  prin- 
cipal teacher  at  Fort  Wrangell. 

A  notable  event  in  the  history  of  the  mission  was  the  visil  in 
July  and  August,  1ST!),  of  Rev.  Henry  Kendall,  D.  P..  Senior 
Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Home  Missions,  and  his  wife.  Rev. 
Sheldon  Jackson,  D.  D.,  and  wife,  and  Rev.  A.  L.  Lindsley,  I>.  !>.. 
and  wife. 

The  presence  of  the  visiting  ministers  made  it  a  suitable  time 
to  organize  the  Christian  natives  into  a  church.  Consequently, 
on  August  3d,  1ST!),  a  church  of  eighteen  native  and  five  white 
communicants  was  organized  by  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young,  the  mission- 


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ary,  assisted  by  Rev.  Messrs.  Kendall,  Jackson,  Lindsley,  and 
Corlies. 

October  5th  the  congregation  occupied  for  the  first  time  their 
new  church  building,  towards  the  erection  of  which  about  $500 
had  been  raised  by  Rev.  A.  L.  Lindsley,  D.  D.,  from  friends  in 
Portland. 

The  year  1880  opened  with  the  mission  in  mourning  at  the 
loss  of  Toy-a-att  and  Moses,  two  of  the  leading  Christian  natives, 
who  were  shot  dead  in  troubles  which  arose  from  the  introduc- 
tion of  Hoochinoo  into  their  village  by  members  of  another  tribe. 


WRANGELL   AND   THE   NARROWS   SOUTHWARD 

rresbyterian  Church  — From   H.    M.   Monthly. 


On  the  8th  of  August,  1880,  the  McFarland  Home  entered  their 
new  building  with  religious  services,  an  appropriate  address  be- 
ing delivered  by  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young. 

In  October,  1881,  Mrs.  S.  Hall  Young  published  in  "Presby- 
terian Home  Missions"  an  appeal  for  funds  for  a  hospital  . 

On  March  13th,  1882,  Rev.  John  W.  McFarland  joined  the 
station  as  medical  missionary  and  teacher  of  the  boys'  depart- 
ment of  the  day  school. 

On  Setember  11th,  1882,  Miss  Kate  A.  Rankin  reached  Fort 
Wrangell  ,as  assistant  to  Mrs.  A.  R.  McFarland. 


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February  9th,  1883,  the  McFarland  Home  building  was  burned 
to  the  ground,  and  the  school  returned  to  the  old  military  hos- 
pital. 

Tn  September,  1884,  .Mrs.  A.  K.  McFarland  and  her  school 
were  removed  to  Sitka. 

The  early  history  of  this  mission,  with  its  trials  and  triumphs, 
hopes  and  fears,  is  fully  portrayed  in  the  letters  of  Mrs.  A.  R.  Mc- 
Farland and  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young,  published  in  "Jackson's  Alaska 
and  Missions  on  the  North   Pacific  Coast.*' 

In  1888  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Allan 
.McKay,  and  in  1892  lie  in  turn  was  followed  by  Rev.  Clarence 
Thwing. 

In  1898  a  separate  church  was  established  for  t lie  incoming 
while  population.  In  1899  Rev.  Harry  I*.  Corser  succeeded  Dr. 
Thwing  in  both  churches.  Later  Rev.  B.  F.  Miller  supplied  the 
old  church,  and  at  present  Rev.  James  S.  (Mark  has  charge  of 
both  churches. 

Sitka. 

April  11th,  1878,  Rev.  John  (1.  Brady  and  Miss  Fannie  Kellogg 
reached  Sitka  and  opened  the  Presbyterian  mission.  The  follow- 
ing December  Miss  Kellogg  was  married  to  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young, 
and  removed  to  Fort  Wrangell.  The  school  she  had  opened  was 
discontinued. 

On  the  25th  of  March,  1880,  Miss  Oliiida  A.  Austin  reached 
Sitka,  and  opened  school  April  5th,  in  one  of  the  rooms  of  the 
guard  house,  with  103  pupils  present. 

In  July  the  school  was  removed  to  the  old  hospital  building, 
which  had  been  kindly  cleaned  for  the  purpose  by  Commander 
Beardslee,  U.  S.  N. 

In  November  a  few  hoys  applied  for  permission  to  live  at  the 
school,  and  an  industrial  hoarding  department  was  established, 
being  greatly  assisted  by  Commander  Henry  Glass,  CJ.  S.  N. 

The  school  was  afterwards  named  by  the  missionaries  "The 
Sheldon  Jackson  Institute." 

May,  1880,  the  Rev.  John  G.  Brady  having  resigned  his  con- 
nection with  the  mission,  the  Rev.  G.  W.  Lyon  and  wife  arrived. 
remaining  one  year. 


Honorable  J.  G.  Brady  Sheldon  Jackson,  D.  D.  Prof.  TV.  A.  Kelly 

Governor  of  Alaska       U.  S.  General  Agent  of  Education       Superintendent  of  Education 

for  Alaska  Southern   Alaska 

THREE  NOTABLE  MEN  IN  THE   UPLIFT   OF  ALASKA 

Photo   taken  at  Washington,    D.   C,    Feb.,   1905 


SITKA — Presbyterian   Church   and   Governor's   Office,   in   1898,   Before  Removal  of   the 

Capital  to  Juneau 

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March  25th,  1881,  Mr.  Alonzo  E.  Austin,  and  November  22d, 
Mrs.  A.  E.  Austin,  were  commissioned  for  the  Sitka  school. 

On  the  24th  of  January,  1882,  the  old  hospital  building  burned 
to  the  ground,  and  on  the  12th  of  September  Dr.  Jackson  com- 
menced a  new  building,  on  ground  presented  the  mission  by  Rev. 
John  G.  Brady.  The  new  mission  building  was  occupied  the  fol- 
lowing winter. 

In  the  summer  of  1882  Mr.  Walter  B.  Styles  and  wife  were 
transferred  from  the  Hoonyah  mission  to  Sitka. 


Girls   of   the   Sitka  Presbyterian   Training   School,    1896 


In  December,  1882,  a  girls'  department  was  added  to  the  "'Shel- 
don Jackson  Institute." 

During  the  winter  and  spring  of  1884,  through  the  blessing  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  on  the  earnest  labors  of  Mr.  Austin  and  family, 
a  precious  revival  occurred,  in  which  some  fifty  were  brought  to 
Christ — among  them  being  nearly  all  the  older  pupils  in  the 
boarding  department  of  the  school. 

The  same  spring  Dr.  Jackson  secured  from  Congress  an  ap- 
propriation of  $15,000  for  the  enlargement  of  the  industrial  de- 
partment of  the  Sitka  school. 


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On  the  12th  of  August,  1881,  the  Sitka  mission  was  reinforced 
by  the  arrival  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Sheldon  Jackson  and  Miss  Mar- 
garet Dauphin. 

The  erection  of  a  laundry  and  bakery,  25x35  feet  in  size,  and 
of  a  central  building,  130x50  feet,  was  commenced. 

September  7th,  1881,  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Sitka 
was  organized  by  Dr.  Jackson,  assisted  by  Rev.  E.  S.  Willard  and 
Mr.  Alonzo  E.  Austin,  with  forty-four  native  and  five  white  com- 
municants. Mr.  Alonzo  E.  Austin  was  elected  and  ordained 
Ruling  Elder. 

September  14th,  1884,  the  boarding  school  for  girls  at  Fort 


G.  J.  Beck     B.  K.  Wilbur.  M.  D. 
Thlingret  Cadets,  Sitka  Presbyterian  Training  School,   1896 


Wrangell,  having  been  transferred  by  the  Board  of  Home  Mis- 
sions from  there  to  Sitka,  Mrs.  A.  R.  McFarland  arrived  with 
twenty-four  girls. 

In  the  spring  of  1885,  Dr.  Jackson  having  been  made  United 
States  General  Agent  of  Education  in  Alaska,  Professor  A.  J. 
Davis  of  Pennsylvania  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the 
school.  Family  matters  requiring  his  return  East,  he  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Mr.  Wm.  A.  Kelly. 

As  the  school  grew  the  boys'  and  girls'  hospital  wards,  two 
industrial  buildings,  church,  library  and  museum,  eight  model 
cottages  and  other  buildings  were  erected. 


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Native  Thlinget  House  of  the  Old  Communal  Type,   with   One   Room   and   Central 
Hearth  for  Several  Families 

— From   Dr.   Jackson 

In  1898  Rev.  Alonzo  E.  Austin,  the  veteran  missionary,  with 
his  devoted  wife,  left  for  the  States  to  spend  his  declining  years 
near  his  children.  He  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  M.  I).  McClelland, 
followed  by  Rev.  W.  S.  Bannernian,  who  continued  in  the  work 
until  1897  with  the  assistance  of  Mrs.  Matilda  K.  Paul  (native), 
interpreter. 


Model  Homes  of   Native  Thliiiffet   People   that   have   (Jroivn   up   in   the  Presbyterian 
.Mission,    Sitka,    Alaska 

— Dr.    Jackson 


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In  addition  to  the  Training  School,  the  Greek  and  Papal 
churches  each  have  a  school  and  i he  Governmenl  two  schools  in 
Sitka.  But  of  all  the  schools  in  Sitka,  the  Presbyterian  Train 
ing  School  is  the  "City  of  Refuge"  for  those  fleeing  from  death — 
the  "House  of  Hope"  to  those  sitting  in  the  habitations  of 
cruelty — the  "House  of  Help"  to  the  starving,  homeless,  friend- 
less waif.  And,  all  along  the  coast,  if  children  are  to  be  sold 
into  slavery,  or  are  in  danger  of  being  tortured  to  death  as  a 
witch,  or  forced  into  a  life  of  sin,  they  know  that,  if  they  can 
escape  and  reach  the  Presbyterian  Mission  School  at  Sitka,  they 
are  safe. 

The  school  is  doing  a  great  work — a  work  much  greater  than 
the  denomination  realizes.  But  it  needs  more  teachers  and  more 
funds,  and  new  buildings  to  replace  the  old  which  show  the 
marks  of  time  and  are  inadequate  for  the  present  demands.  A 
plant  of  splendid  new  buildings  is  now  projected,  and  our 
aggressive  missionary  church  will  surely  not  lose  her  former 
zeal,  but  promptly  provide  means  for  the  greater  Sitka  Training 
School  of  the  future. 

Killisnoo  {Hoochinoo  Tribe). 

This  native  village,  75  miles  from  Sitka,  has  had  a  public 
school,  taught  by  our  missionaries,  since  ISSfi.  A  large  number 
of  conversions  resulted  from  an  evangelistic  visit  from  Rev.  Mr. 
Bannerman,  of  Sitka,  with  a  party  of  native  Christians,  in  1901 
and  '02. 

Haines. 

Almost  from  the  first  commencement  of  the  work  in  Alaska  a 
mission  to  the  Chilcats  was  in  contemplation.  In  the  fall  of 
1879,  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young  visited  one  of  their  lower  villages,  and 
in  1880  visited  all  of  them.  Upon  his  return  he  recommenced  the 
establishment  of  a  mission  among  them. 

In  the  winter  of  1879  and  '80,  Dr.  Jackson  raised  from  per- 
sonal friends  over  $500  towards  the  establishment  of  a  mission 
at  Kadiak. 

The  needs  of  the  Chilcat  mission  became  so  pressing  that  in 
1880  he  paid  the  money  to  the  Board  of  Home  Missions  for  the 
commencement   of  work  among;  the  Chilcats.     And   in   August, 


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L880,  .Mrs.  Sarah  Dickinson  was  selected  by  Mr.  Young  and  com 
missioned  by  the  Board  of  Missions  as  teacher  among  tin*  <"hil- 
cats. 

The  mission,  however,  was  not  permanently  located  until 
July  20th,  1881,  when  Rev.  Eugene  S.  Willard  and  family  arrived 
al  Portage  Bay  and  commenced  work.  He  was  accompanied  by 
Dr  Jackson  and  Rev.  W.  II.  R.  Corlies.    A  site  was  selected  and 

a  mission  house  erected  by  I  >r.  Jackson.  The  station  was  named 
Haines,  after  the  secretary  of  the  Woman's  Executive  Committee 
of  Home  Missions. 


Rev.  Allen  F.  McLean, 
Haines,   Alaska 


February  4th,  1882,  Dr.  Jackson  secured  from  the  General 
Post  Office  Department,  Washington,  1).  C,  the  establishment  of 
a  post  office  at  Haines.  The  carrying  of  mail  commenced  with 
July,  1883. 

In  the  summer  of  1882  Miss  Bessie  L.  Matthews  was  added  to 
the  mission  force. 

During  188)5  an  industrial  department  was  added  to  the  mis- 
sion at  Haines,  and  in  1884  a  commodious  log  house  was  erected 
by  Mr.  Willard  from  funds  contributed  by  their  friends  in  re- 
sponse to  the  appeals  of  Mrs.  Willard. 


Alaska — Klukwan,  Hoonah  2<>T 

Rev.  Mr.  Willard  had  charge  of  all  the  Chilcat  and  Chilcoot 

villages,  and  endured  with  his  family  many  hardships  and  priva- 
tions. 

A  complete  history  of  their  work  from  1881  to  1884  may  be 
found  in  the  volume  entitled  "Life  in  Alaska."  by  Mrs.  Willard. 

In  1885  Mr.  Willard  and  family  returned  East  to  regain 
health,  and  the  mission  was  served  in  1887-8  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
F.  F.  White;  and  by  Rev.  W.  W.  Warne,  beginning  in  1891.  In 
1893  the  converts  asked  to  be  organized  into  a  church. 

The  rush  of  miners  to  the  gold  diggings  of  the  Klondike  in 
1S97-S  caused  the  establishment  of  an  American  village  at 
Haines.  Later  workers  are  Mr.  A.  R.  Mackintosh,  lay  mission- 
ary; Rev.  Norman  B.  Harrison,  and  since  1906,  Rev.  Allen  F. 
McLean. 

Willard,  or  Klukwan. 

This  village  was  visited  by  Rev.  8.  Hall  Young  in  1880,  and  by 
Rev.  Sheldon  Jackson  and  Rev.  Eugene  S.  Willard  in  July,  1881, 
at  which  time  Mr.  Willard  commenced  regular  work  among  its 
inhabitants. 

In  1882  Louis  and  Tillie  Paul,  native  converts,  kept  a  school 
and  erected  a  mission  building. 

Boyd,  or  Hoonah. 

In  June,  1878,  Rev.  John  G.  Brady,  missionary  at  Sitka,  made 
a  missionary  trip  to  the  Hoonyah  villages,  and  called  the  atten- 
tion of  the  Board  of  Missions  to  the  desirability  of  establishing 
a  mission  among  them. 

In  October,  1879,  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young  visited  the  principal 
Hoonyah  village  and  recommended  it  as  a  mission  station. 

The  mission  was  established  by  Dr.  Jackson  August  5th,  1881, 
and  named  Boyd,  after  the  treasurer  of  the  Woman's  Executive 
Committee  of  Home  Missions. 

He  left  lumber  and  carpenters  for  the  erection  of  a  house,  and 
placed  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  B.  Styles  in  charge  of  the  station. 
They  opened  school  November  7th  with  sixty  pupils.  The  follow 
ing  December  they  were  commissioned  by  the  Board  of  Home 
Missions.  In  1882  they  were  transferred  to  Sitka,  and  the  sta- 
tion remained  vacant  until  the  fall  of  1883,  when  Mr.  James  E. 
Chapman  was  commissioned  as  teacher  for  six  months. 


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In  the  summer  <»!'  L884  Rev.  and  -Mrs.  J.  \Y.  McFarland  were 
transferred  from  Fori  Wrangell  t<>  Boyd. 

After  the  sudden  illness  and  death  of  Mr.  McFarland,  Mrs. 
McFarland  remained  in  charge  of  the  school.  Later  workers  are 
Rev.  Alvin  C.  Austin  and  family,  Rev.  W.  M.  Carle  and  family, 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  H.  R.  Marsh  in  1904-5,  and  Rev.  A.  .1.  Whipkey, 
who  came  from  Council  in  1908,  and  is  now,  with  his  bride, 
taking  charge  of  the  church  and  school.     During  the  past  sum- 


Rev,   and   Mrs.   A.   J.   Whipkey,    Hoonah 


Iloonah  Church  ami  School 


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mer,  while  visiting  011  I'uget  Sound,  they  received  equipment 
for  a  launch  with  which  to  follow  the  natives  in  their  summer 
migrations. 

Jackson,  or  Howkan. 

During  April,  1S80,  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young  and  Rev.  G.  W.  Lyon 
made  a  canoe  trip  around  the  Prince  of  Wales  archipelago,  visit- 
ing and  preaching  in  the  Hydah  villages.    The  mission,  however, 


i — ■ — t**T — ' — "  ^§>  '■ . .  ~ ' ' iQp'H 


A    Hydah    Native   Christian    Family 

— From   Mrs.    J.    V.    McCullough 

was  not  established  until  August  22d,  1881,  when  Dr.  Jackson, 
accompanied  by  Rev.  W.  H.  R.  Corlies  and  Mr.  James  E.  Chap- 
man, visited  the  villages  and  located  the  station  at  Howkan. 

Mr.  Chapman  was  placed  in  charge  and  named  the  station 
Jackson.    Mr.  Chapman  opened  the  school  September  12th. 

February  4th,  1882,  the  new  station  was  created  a  post  office. 
In  May,  1882,  Rev.  J.  Loomis  Gould  arrived  and  took  charge  of 
the  mission,  and  was  soon  after  joined  by  his  family. 

September  10th,  1882,  Miss  Clara  A.  Gould  arrived  as  teacher, 
and  a  small  saw  mill,  purchased  with  funds  raised  by  Mrs.  James 
M.  Ham  and  Dr.  Jackson,  was  landed. 

July,  1883,  the  first  regular  mail  service  was  commenced  by 
canoe  from  Jackson  to  Wrangell. 

The  same  season  Rev.  R.  W.  Hill  and  Mr.  W.  Donald  McLeod 
reached  Jackson  and  commenced  the  erection  of  the  saw  mill. 

In  1885,  the  mission  day  school  was  changed  into  a  public- 
school,  Miss  Gould  continuing  as  teacher.  In  1880  Mrs.  A.  R. 
McFarland  removed  from  Sitka  and  established  a  home  for  girls, 


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with  Miss  C.   Baker  as  assistant.     Mr.  Gould  gathered  around 
him  a  native  church  of  fifty-four  communicants. 

A  few  years  ago,  under  the  pressure  <>r  debt  by  the  Mission 
Board,  the  "Home"  of  the  mission  was  discontinued.     Such  of 
the  girls  as  desired  a  religious  or  a   training  home  were  trans 
ferred  to  the  Siika  School.    The  public  school  was  continued  in 
charge  of  Miss  ( 5.   Baker  as  teacher. 

In  1900,  Rev.  Mr.  Gould  resigned  and  Rev.  I  >.  R.  Montgomery 


Presbyterian    Church,    Jackson    (Howkan),    Alaska 

■ — From  Rev.   Clarence  Thwing,    M.   D. 

was  appointed  as  missionary.  In  succeeding  years  many  con- 
versions occurred  and  hands  of  native  converts  held  evangelistic 
services   in   other   villages   of   their  tribe   with    marked   success. 


Klinquan. 

The  church  in  t his  llydah  village  is  a  branch  of  the  native 
church  at  Jackson.  The  local  missionary  for  many  years  has 
been  Mr.  Samuel  Davis  (native),  teacher  of  the  public  school. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  V.  McCullough,  of  Seattle,  who  spent  two  years 
among  the  Hydahs,   in   the  employ   of   the   Government,   speak 


Hydah  Pupils,  Government  School,  Jackson 

— Mrs.    J.    A'.    McCul lough 


Some  Kasaan  Members  of  the  Native 
Alaskan  Band  which  Played  at  the 
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific   Exposition,    1909. 

— Mrs.    McCullough 


Presbyterian  Church  of  Kasaan,  built 
1908,  Rev.  Edward  3Iarsden,  Mr.  Henry 
Haldane. 

— C.    E.   World 


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highly  of  the  advancement  of  the  people  of  Klinquan,  new  side- 
walks, a  town  hall,  a  school  and  a  church  building  having  been 
constructed  within  that  length  of  time. 

h'<is(i<in. 

...This  native  settlement  which  has  grown   np  around   I  la;  saw- 
mill, salmon  cannery  and  copper  mine  of  the   Kasaan    Bay  Co.. 


Presbyterian   Church  and   Manse,  Klawook 


Rev.   David  Waggoner,  Klawook,  and  his  Mission   Boat 

(Working   among   the    Hydah    and    Hanegah    Tribes) 


Alaska — Klairovk,  Sa.vniaii  273 

has  been  served  for  several  years  by  Rev.  Edward  Marsden,  of 
Saxman,  greatly  aided  by  .Mr.  Arch.  R.  Law,  teacher  of  the 
public  school. 

During  the  winter  of  1902-3,  a  band  of  Hydah  Christian 
Endeavorers  from  Jackson  visited  Kasaan  and  held  evangelistic 
meetings,  resulting  in  the  conversion  of  nearly  all  (70)  of  the 
native  adults  of  the  place.  Dr.  S.  Hall  Young  organized  the 
church  in  1903.  Rev.  Mr.  Marsden  led  the  natives  in  building 
the  church  in  1908,  and  Mr.  Henry  Haldane,  a  native,  is  doing 
his  first  ministerial  work  this  year  in  sup] dying  the  church. 

Klawock. 

In  the  northern  portion  of  Prince  of  Wales  Island  are  the 
Hanegah.  Their  winter  village  is  Tuxican.  In  summer  they 
congregate  at  Klawock. 

In  1889,  amid  great  hardships,  in  an  old  native  house  like 
that  illustrated  in  the  section  on  Sitka,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  L.  K. 
Currie  opened  the  public  school.  In  1887  they  removed  to 
Klawock  and  erected  a  school  and  residence.  He  died  in  that 
year  and  the  mission  was  continued  by  Mr.  H.  C.  Wilson  and 
supplies  from  Jackson. 

In  1901,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  David  Waggoner  were  sent  to  Kla- 
wock and  the  mission  has  been  carried  on  with  success.  Two 
New  Jersey  ladies  provided  means  for  a  manse.  This  and  a 
church  building  were  completed  in  1905,  and  now  the  mission 
boat  "Tornado"  completes  a  splendid  equipment  which  is  being 
splendidly  used  to  give  the  Gospel  to  the  natives  at  home  or 
on  their  journeyings. 

Saxman. 

One  hundred  miles  south  of  Wrangell,  near  Kasaan,  is  Sax- 
man.  It  is  a  new  place,  modeled  after  Metlakahtla,  and  com- 
posed of  members  of  the  two  native  tribes  of  Cape  Fox  and  Port 
Tongas.  The  site  was  selected  in  July,  1895,  by  a  committee 
of  the  two  tribes,  together  with  Dr.  Jackson.  They  gave  the 
place  the  name  of  the  missionary,  Saxman,  who,  with  Louis 
Paul,  lost  his  life  in  looking  for  a  similar  location,  in  1886.  Mr. 
James  Young  was  placed  in  charge  October  28,  1895. 

In  the  summer  of  1898,  the  Rev.  Edward  Marsden,  the  first 
Alaska    native    to    receive   a    thorough    college    and    theological 


Rev.  Edw.  Marsden's  Home.  Gov't  School.  A  Chief's  House. 

Saxman  Mission.     View  from  the  South,  1908 


Presb.  Churi  !i 


Mrs.   Marsden  holding  a  child  Rev.  Edward  Marsden, 

Owner  and  Captain 
Missionary  Steamer   "Marietta"  by  the   Saxman   Saw  Mill   Wharf 

The  picture  was  taken  on  the  occasion  of  the  visit  to  the  Saxman  Mission 
Station  of  Gen.  and  Mrs.  R.  H.  Pratt,  Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Fox  and 
niece,   Philadelphia,    Pa.,   August,    1903. 


A  laska — Juneau  2  i 5 

course  and  be  fully  ordained  to  the  Gospel  ministry,  was  sent 
there  by  the  Board  of  Home  Missions.  He  cleared  land,  built 
modern  houses  and  a  wharf,  and  organized  a  town  government. 
Then  came  the  erection  of  a  sawmill,  establishing  of  industries, 
the  erection  of  a  church  and  the  building  of  a  steam  launch. 
His  duties  are  varied.  He  is  teacher,  lawyer,  doctor,  nurse  and 
advisor  to  his  people.  He  is  musician,  mechanic,  engineer,  boat 
captain  and  Government  pilot,  and  withal  a  fervent  and  Spirit- 
filled  preacher  of  the  Gospel.  The  use  of  his  steam-boat  enables 
him  to  extend  his  field  a  hundred  miles  to  the  south  to  include 
the  Tongas  tribe. 

Juneau. 

Juneau,  on  Admiralty  Inlet,  is  the  largest  settlement  in 
Southeast  Alaska,  and  has  recently  been  made  the  capital 
instead  of  Sitka.  In  1879  and  1880,  valuable  gold  mines  were 
discovered,  and  American  mining  village  was  established,  at 
which  a  summer  school  was  taught  by  Mrs.  W.  H.  R.  Corlies, 
during  1882  and  1883. 

In  August,  1882,  Kev.  S.  Hall  Young  visited  Juneau  and 
preached,  and  later  secured  the  transfer  of  the  old  log  church 
from  the  independent  missionary,  Rev.  W.  H.  E.  Corlies,  to  the 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Home  Missions. 

In  the  spring  of  188G,  the  Board  of  Home  Missions  commis- 
sioned Rev.  Joseph  P.  White  missionary  to  the  whites,  at 
Juneau,  and  Rev.  E.  S.  Willard  to  the  natives.  During  that 
season  Mr.  Willard  erected  a  neat  structure  for  the  natives  from 
material  brought  from  the  mission  premises  at  Tsek-nuk-Sauk'y, 
purchased  from  Rev.  Mr.  Corlies. 

A  small  house,  since  replaced  by  a  commodious  building,  was 
erected,  adjacent  to  the  church,  for  a  Mission  Home  for  Native 
Children.  Assisted  by  Mrs.  Willard,  Miss  Elizabeth  Matthews 
and  Miss  Margaret  Dunbar,  Mr.  Willard  built  up  a  church  of  52 
native  communicants,  and  a  flourishing  Mission  Home  from 
which  a  number  of  children  have  been  sent  to  the  training  school 
at  Sitka. 

Owing  to  poor  health,  in  1894,  Mr.  Willard  and  family  re- 
turned East,  and  were  succeeded  by  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Livingston 
F.  Jones.  A  continuous  revival  has  been  the  experience  of  this 
church  almost  throughout  its  history. 


The   Native   Church   at   Juneau 

(Auk   and    Taku    Tribes) 
Rev.    L.    P.    Jones 


The    Northern    Light    Church,    Juneau 

Rev.   David   Holford 


The  Old  Log  Cabin  Northern  Light  Presbyterian  Church,  Juneau 

— From   Dr.   Jackson 


.  I  laska — Douglas,  Skagway 


277 


The  growth  of  Alaska  created  a  large  town  at  Juneau,  and 
with  the  development  of  a  flourishing  white  church  under  the 
ministry  of  Rev.  James  H.  Condit,  a  handsome  and  convenient 
church  building  and  parsonage  were  erected,  the  organization 
being  known  as  the  Northern  Light  Church.  Later  ministers 
were  Eev.  J.  W.  Kirk  and  Rev.  Alexander  Pringle.  Rev.  David 
Holford  is  now  in  charge. 

Douglas. 

At  Douglas,  just  across  the  channel  from  Juneau,  a  branch 
work  has  been  conducted  by  Mr.  Frederick  L.  Moore,  native 
assistant  of  Rev.  Mr.  Jones.  Mr.  Moore  was  educated  in  Sitka 
and  at  Mt.  Hermon,  Mass.  Since  his  death  Mrs.  Moore  has 
taken  up  the  work  with  success.  There  is  a  chapel  and  mission- 
ary's residence.  In  1904  Rev.  Thomas  Coyle  was  stationed  at 
Douglas. 

Skagivay. 

When  Dawson  City  was  given  to  the  care  of  the  Canadian 
Church  in  1898,  they  transferred  to  us  their  mission  at  Skagway, 
for    which,  in    1899,  Rev.   Norman    B.  Harrison    was    secured. 


Rev.   Norman   B.   Harrison,   Skagway,    189!) 


278  History  of  the  tiynod  of   Washington 

Among  those  who  have  served  this  strategic  j •< > i n t  are  Rev. 
James  Thomson  and  Rev.  George  E.  Good,  who  continues  to 
labor  there. 

Ecclesiastical  Jv/risMction,  and  the   Erection   of  the  Presbyter// 

of  Alaska. 

Upon  examination  of  the  records,  it  is  found  thai  the  General 
Assembly  of  1870,  in  the  reconstruction  of  the  Synods  (Minutes 
of  General  Assembly  of  1870,  page  97),  constituted  the  Synod  of 
the  Pacific  ''to  consist  of  the  Presbyteries  and  parts  of  Presby- 
teries west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains."  This  may  or  may  not  have 
included  Alaska,  [f  it  did,  then  Alaska  was  made  a  part  of  the 
Synod  of  the  Pacific. 

The  General  Assembly,  in  session  at  Brooklyn,  New  York. 
May  30th,  1876,  took  action,  erecting  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia, 
see  pages  170-172  of  this  volume. 

In  this  action  the  boundaries  of  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia 
are  distinctly  given,  and  Alaska  is  not  included. 

In  1880  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young  and  Rev.  G.  W.  Lyon  petitioned 
the  General  Assembly  in  session  at  Madisou,  Wis.,  to  create  the 
Presbytery  of  Alaska.  This  petition  was  joined  by  Dr.  Jackson. 
As  there  was  not  a  sufficient  number  of  ministers  resident  in 
Alaska  to  enable  the  Assembly  to  create  a  Presbytery,  Rev.  Dr. 
Jackson  asked  the  Committee  on  Church  Polity  to  recommend 
that  Alaska  be  attached  to  the  Presbytery  of  Puget  Sound  as  the 
nearest  Presbytery,  and  Rev.  Dr.  Lindsley  asked  that  it  might  be 
connected  with  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon. 

The  committee  recommended  "that  for  the  present  no  action 
be  taken  in  these  matters." — Minutes  of  General  As.se mbly,  1880, 
page  44- 

On  the  11th  of  May,  1881,  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon  overtured 
the  General  Assembly  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  to  define  the  ecclesias- 
tical relations  of  Alaska,  laying  claim  to  the  jurisdiction,  to 
which  the  General  Assembly  made  the  following  response: 

"That  the  Territory  of  Alaska  be  at t a  cited  to  the  Synod  of  the 
Columbia,  who  shall  take  orders  in  relation  to  the  Presbyterial 
connection  of  its  ministers  and  churches." — Minutes  of  General 
Assembly.  1881.  page  >~)90. 


Presbytery  of  Alaska — Erection  279 

This  shows  that  the  General  Assembly  did  not  consider  Alaska 
as  already  belonging  to  the  Synod,  but  as  unorganized  territory; 
therefore,  by  its  own  power,  the  Assembly  attached  it  to  the 
Synod. 

Alaska  having  been  attached  to  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia  by 
the  General  Assembly  of  1881,  and  a  sufficient  number  of  minis- 
ters having  moved  into  it  to  constitute  a  Presbytery,  the  General 
Assembly  of  1883,  in  session  at  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.,  May  25th, 
in  response  to  the  petitions  of  all  the  ministers  in  Alaska  and  an 
overture  from  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon,  created  the  Presbytery 
of  Alaska. 

The  Presbytery  of  Alaska  met  at  the  Mission  House,  Sitka, 
September  14th,  1881,  at  10  o'clock  A.  M.,  pursuant  to  the  fol- 
lowing action  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  IT.  S.  A.,  in  session  at  Saratoga  Springs,  May 
25th,  1883 : 

"Overture  No.  19,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon,  asking  that 
Ministers  John  G.  Brady,  of  Sitka;  S.  Hall  Young,  of  Fort 
Wrangell;  Eugene  S.  Willard,  of  Haines;  John  W.  McFarland, 
of  Fort  Wrangell,  and  J.  Loomis  Gould,  of  Jackson,  be  set  apart 
as  the  Presbytery  of  Alaska. 

"Your  committee  recommend  that  the  request  be  granted,  and 
that  the  above  named  ministers  are  hereby  directed  to  meet  at 
Sitka,  Alaska,  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  September  next,  or  as 
soon  thereafter  as  may  be  practicable,  to  perfect  the  organiza- 
tion of  said  Presbytery ;  that  the  Kev.  John  G.  Brady  be  ap- 
pointed Convener;  that  the  boundaries  of  the  Presbytery  be 
coterminous  with  the  Territory  of  Alaska,  and  that  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Alaska  be  attached  to  the  Synod  of  the  Columbia. 

"The  recommendation  of  the  committee  was  adopted." — 
Minutes  of  General  Assembly  of  1883,  page  631. 

In  the  absence  of  Rev.  John  G.  Brady,  Convener,  Rev.  S.  Hall 
Young  was  elected  Moderator,  and  constituted  Presbytery  with 
prayer. 

The  roll  was  made  out,  and  is  as  follows:  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young, 
Rev.  Eugene  S.  Willard,  Rev.  J.  Loomis  Gould,  and  Rev.  John 
W.  McFarland. 

Absent — Rev.  John  G.  Brady. 

Unrepresented — Church  at  Fort  Wrangell. 


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Rev.  Sheldon  .Jackson  was  received  upon  certificate  <>)'  dis 
mission  and  recommendation  from  the  Presbytery  of  Santa  Fe, 
and  enrolled,  and  was  elected  Stated  Clerk. 

Kev.  Sheldon  .Jackson  reported  the  organization  of  the  Firsl 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Sitka.  The  church  was  taken  under  care 
of  the  Presbytery  and  Elder  Alonzo  E.  Austin  was  received  as 
its  representative.  Mr.  Austin  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist 
and  his  name  placed  upon  the  roll  of  the  Presbytery,  and  he  was 
recommended  to  the  Board  of  Home  Missions  for  appointment  as 
missionary  at  Sitka. 

Erection   of  the  Presbytery  of   Yukon 

In  the  summer  of  1897  the  Home  Mission  Board  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
in  the  U.  S.  A.,  invited  the  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young,  D.  D.,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Wooster, 
who  had  been  a  missionary  in  South  Eastern  Alaska  from  1S78  to  1888,  to  go  into 
the   Klondyke  to   the  newly  discovered   gold   fields.      At    that   time   it   was   supposed 


Rev.   S.   Hall  Young,   D.  IX,  Cordova,  Alaska 

Missionary  to  Alaska.  1S7S-SS.  1898-19 — :  Pastor  in  California,  Illinois,  Iowa  and 
Ohio;  Superintendent  of  Presbyterian  Home  Missions  in  Alaska,  1S9S-1904;  First 
Moderator   of   the   Presbyteries   of  Alaska   and   Yukon. 


Presbyter}/  of   Yukon — Among   the  Gold  Hunters         281 

that  the  new  gold  fields  were  in  U.  S.  territory.  Dr.  Young  arrived  in  Dawson, 
the  centre  of  the  Klondyke  region,  in  the  autumn  of  that  year,  having  made  on 
foot  the  arduous  journey  over  the  Chilkoot  Pass  and  the  equally  perilous  voyage 
down   the  Yukon   river  in  a  small  boat. 

During  the  fall  and  winter  he  organized  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Dawson 
and  assisted  in  the  establishment  of  a  hospital.  When  it  became  definitely  known 
that  Dawson  was  in  Canadian  territory,  the  Canadian  Presbyterian  Church  sent 
in  missionaries  to  whom  Dr.   Young  turned  over  the  work. 

In  the  summer  of  1898  Dr.  Young  took  a  trip  down  the  Yukon  through 
Alaska,  visiting  the  towns  and  camps  as  far  as  Rampart.  He  then  returned  to 
the  States  and  urged  the  Board  to  send  a  number  of  missionaries  to  interior 
Alaska.  During  this  winter,  1S98,  a  special  fund  was  raised  for  the  Yukon  work, 
and  several  men  were  commissioned  for  this  work.  Because  of  the  isolation  of  the 
country  it  was  thought  best  by  those  enlisted  in  the  work  to  petition  the  General 
Assembly  of  1899  to  authorize  the  erection  of  a  Presbytery  to  be  known  as  The 
Presbytery  of  Yukon,  and  to  include  the  portion  of  Alaska  defined  by  a  continua- 
tion of  the  line  southward  which  marks  the  division  between  Alaska  and  the  Yukon 
Territory.  This  petition  was  granted  by  the  Assembly  in  session  at  Minneapolis, 
May   26,   1899,   and   the   Presbytery   was   connected   with   the   Synod   of  Washington. 

The  names  of  the  persons  formed  into  the  new  Presbytery  were  :  Rev.  S.  Hall 
Young,  D.  D.,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Wooster  ;  Rev.  James  W.  Kirk,  of  the  Presbytery 
of  Philadelphia  North ;  Rev.  M.  Egbert  Koonce,  Ph.  D.,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Blairs- 
ville  ;  Rev.  Horatio  R.  Marsh,  M.  D.,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Alaska,  and  Rev.  Samuel 
R.  Spriggs  of  the  Presbytery  of  Otsego. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  was  held  at  Eagle,  Alaska,  July  26,  1899, 
as  the  new  missionaries  were  on  the  way  to  their  respective  fields.  Rev.  S.  Hall 
Young,  D.  D.,  was  elected  Moderator  and  Rev.  M.  E.  Koonce,  Stated  Clerk.  Rev. 
Dr.  Marsh  and  Rev.  Mr.  Spriggs  were  absent. 

Among  the  Gold  Hunters 

Under  the  leadership  of  Rev.  S.  Hall  Young,  D.  D.,  who  had  been  appointed 
General  Missionary  for  Alaska,  in  the  spring  of  1899,  by  the  Board  of  Home  Mis- 
sions, the  new  missionaries  set  about  their  task  of  reaching  the  miners  of  the 
Yukon. 

Mr.  Kirk  went  to  work  at  Eagle,  building  a  mission  building  and  remained  till 
the  summer  of  1902,  when  ill  health  took  him  East  and  Rev.  F.  C.  Ensign  was 
sent  in  his  p'ace,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1902  and  continuing  till  the  summer 
of  1904,  when  he  was  compelled  to  leave  by  the  ill  health  of  his  wife.  No  other 
missionary  was  sent  by  our  Board  and  in  1905  the  mission  buildings  were  sold  to 
the  Episcopalians. 

Rev.  M.  E.  Koonce,  Ph.  D.,  went  with  Dr.  Young  to  Rampart,  in  August,  1899. 
Dr.  Young  had  bought  a  lot  for  a  church  in  189S,  and  Dr.  Koonce  built  upon  It, 
the  summer  of  his  arrival,  a  log  church.  He  continued  as  missionary  at  Rampart 
until  1905.  There  has  been  no  missionary  to  succeed  him,  and  no  church  was 
organized  there  or  at  Eagle. 

Dr.  Young  preached  at  St.  Michael  in  August,  1899.  Rev.  Mr.  Koonce  took  up 
the  work  through  the  winter  of  1900-'01.  No  minister  has  been  stationed  there 
since,  but  Mr.  Frank  Moses,  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  has  held  ser- 
vices most  of  the  time  for  five  years  in  connection  with  his  school  work. 

Dr.  Young  arrived  in  Nome  September  1st,  1899,  and  secured  a  place  of 
worship.  On  account  of  the  newness  and  confusion  of  the  camp  and  an  epidemic 
of  typhoid  fever,  the  work  was  very  laborious,  and  Dr.  Young  was  himself  ill  all 
fall  and  part  of  the  winter  with  typhoid.  Mr.  Fickus,  a  Presbyterian  elder  from 
San  Francisco,  had  held  meetings  at  Nome  during  July  and  August,  and  Dr.  Young's 
services  of  six  weeks  followed  immediately  with  but  one  intervening  service  con- 
ducted by  a  Congregational  minister.     No  Presbyterian  organization  was  made,  how- 


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Rev.   M.   Egbert   Koonce,  Ph.   I). 

ever,  until  after  Dr.  Young's  services  of  six  weeks  at  Council,  beginning  May,  L900, 
after  which  he  returned  to  Nome.  The  town  booming  to  large  proportions,  he 
erected  a  large  church  tent  and  held  service  during  the  summer,  and  on  September 
1st,  organized  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Nome,  with  thirty  members  and  four 
elders.  Rev.  Sheldon  Jackson,  D.  D.,  Governor  Brady,  Rev.  M.  E.  Koonce,  Ph.  P.. 
and  Rev.  Luther  M.  Scroggs  were  present.  Departing  in  that  month.  Dr.  Young 
left  a  self-supporting  church  at  Nome,  in  charge  of  Rev.  Mr.  Serous,  who  had 
been  elected  pastor. 

In  September,  1900,  Dr.  Young  bad  gone  from  Nome  to  Teller,  a  promising 
new  town  ninety  miles  distant,  started  a  mission  and  left  it  in  the  care  of  Dr. 
Meacham,  a  Presbyterian  elder.  At  the  General  Assembly  of  1901,  be  secured  from 
Hon.  John  H.  Converse  of  Philadelphia,  the  support  of  a  missionary  for  Teller, 
and  Rev.  H.  M.  Hosack  was  sent.  He  labored  faithfully  there  until  1904.  a  Is.. 
commencing  the  building  of  a  church  at  Council. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  of  Yukon  at  Teller,  in  August,  1901, 
the   church   at    Nome,    desiring   to   unite   with   the    Congregational    Church,    was    .lis 


Missionary's    Cottage,    Council,    and    Eskimos    who    came    100    miles    for    the 
Advantages   of   the  Mission 

— From  Rev.  A.  J.   Whipkey,   1904-08 


Presbytery  of  Yukon — Among  the  Gold  Hunters 


283 


banded.     Dr.  Young  went  to  Nome  and  preached  and  declared  the  church  dissolved, 
dismissing  the  members  to  the  Congregational  Church. 

The  general  missionary  later  in  1901  traveled  from  Nome  and  Teller  via 
Unalaska  "to  towns  and  islands  of  Southwest  and  Southeast  Alaska,  thence  to 
New  York  in  1902,  lecturing  and  securing  mission  funds,  and  attended  the  Assembly, 
Dr.   Koonce  being  commissioner  from  Yukon. 

In  1903  Dr.  Young  visited  Eagle,  Rampart  and  Teller,  traveling  into  the 
Arctic  Ocean,  and  went  in  August  to  Council,  where  he  completed  the  church 
building  started  by  Rev.  Mr.  Hosack.  The  fruit  of  the  winter's  work  was  the 
organization,  in  May,  1904,  of  a  church  at  Council  of  ten  members.  Rev.  Mr 
Hosack  was  succeeded  in  1904  by  Rev.  A.  J.  Whipkey,  who  remained  at  Council 
until  1908,  when  he  removed  to  Hoonah.  Mr.  Whipkey  did  an  excellent  work  among 
the  native  Eskimos,  as  well  as  among  the  white  population. 

At  the  close  of  his  service  as  general  missionary,  Dr.  Young  in  the  summer 
of  1904  went  to  the  new  town  of  Fairbanks,  on  the  Tanana,  built  a  church  and 
manse  before  November  first,  and  on  the  first  Sabbath  of  May,  1905,  organized  the 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Fairbanks,  with  twenty-six  members. 


Kev.  and  Mrs.  Howard  31.  Frank  and  Presbyterian  Mission  at  Chena, 
on   the  Tanana,    1904 

(Bugle   Call   for   Church   Service)  — H.    M.    Monthly 


Rev.  H.  M.  Frank  came  to  Chena,  ten  miles  from  Fairbanks,  in  July,  1904, 
and  continued  there  the  following  winter.  The  work  had  been  commenced  at 
Chena  and  Fairbanks  by  Rev.  Dr.  Koonce  in  December,  1902,  and  taken  up  early 
in  1903  by  Rev.  Mr.  Ensign.  They  built  a  house  and  hospital  building  used  as  a 
church.     Mr.  Frank  completed  these  structures  and  added  another  hospital  building. 

Dr.  Young  had  started  work  on  the  gold-bearing  creeks  adjacent  to  Fairbanks, 
in  September,  1904.  Mr.  Frank  took  up  this  work,  moved  his  residence  to  Cleary 
Creek  in  the  fall  of  1905,  and  built  a  church  at  Cleary  City,  dedicated  January 
1,   1906. 

June  1,  1906,  Dr.  Young  went  down  the  Yukon  to  Teller  to  labor,  while  the 
Fairbanks  church,  in  charge  of  Mr.  Frank,  awaited  an  expected  pastor  from  the 
East,  who  was  not  obtained.  Mr.  Frank  left  Alaska  June  1,  1907,  and  Dr.  Young 
resumed  work  at  Fairbanks,  building  a  new  manse  and   improving  the   church  and 


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grounds  and  caring  for  the  church  and  adjacent  missions  until  July,  1908,  when 
llev.  J.  II.  Condit,  who  had  labored  for  years  al  Juneau,  arrived  with  bis  family  and 
took  charge,  in  this  Tanana  valley  our  principal  work  anion-  the  white  popula- 
tion is  being  done:  and  in  Fairbanks,  with  its  population  of  5,000  people,  Rev.  Mr. 
Condil  is  maintaining  the  largesl  white  churcb  In  the  Presbytery.  His  rapidly 
growing  out-stations  call   for  missionary   helpers  In   the  near   future. 

Dr.  S.  I i.i II  SToung  is  now  in  charge  of  the  work  at  Cordova,  the  latest  Alaskan 
held  to  spring  into  prominence.  Presenl  indications  point  to  the  development  of  a 
large  city  at  this  point,  which  is  the  natural  outlet  for  the  Immense  copper  and 
coal  fields  now  attracting  so  mucb  attention.  Dr.  Young  is  about  to  erect  a 
churcb  and  manse,  and  expects  shortly  to  organize  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Cordova. 


"resbyterian    Church    and   Manse. 
Fairbanks 


Rev.   J.  H.   Condit 

stated    Clerk.    Presbytery   of   Yukon 


Rapid  Transit   on   the  Tanana 

— From    Rev.   J.   H.  Condit. 


Anion;/  the  Eskimos  of  the  Far  North 

older,  by  some  years,  than  the  Yukon  missions  among  white  settlers,  are  the 
native  missions  of  the  Presbytery  among  the  Eskimos  at  St.  Lawrence  Island  and 
Point  Barrow. 


Presbytery  of  Yukon — Anion;/  the  Eskimos 


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Eskimo    School    Children    at    Gambell,    .St.    Lawrence    Island 

— The    H.    M.    Monthly 


Gambell,  St.  Lawrence  Island 

One  hundred  miles  south  from  Bering  Strait,  forty  miles  east  from  the 
Siberian  coast,  and  seventy  miles  west  from  the  Alaska  mainland,  is  St.  Lawrence 
Island.  On  the  extreme  northwest  corner  is  the  village  of  Chib-u-chak,  or  Gambell. 
This  name  was  given  in  memory  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  V.  C.  Gambell,  the  first  mission- 
aries to  the  island,  who  were  lost  at  sea  in  returning  to  their  field  of  labor.  As 
the  island  is  barren  the  houses  are  of  drift  wood  and  whale  bone  covered  with 
walrus  hide  and  chinked  with  moss.  Each  house  is  twenty  or  fifty  feet  in  diameter 
and  shelters  several  families.  All  around,  inside  and  outside,  are  filth,  dirt,  sleds, 
spears,  snowshoes  and  household  utensils.  The  people  are  Eskimos,  short,  thick 
set,  broad-faced,  good-natured  and  intelligent.  They  are  devil  worshipers,  and  their 
superstition  shows  its  evil  effects  in  their  foul  dwellings  and  on  the  ghastly  hillside 
where  their  dead  lie  uncovered. 

In  1878  the  island  was  the  scene  of  a  great  tragedy.  White  whalers  traded 
the  natives  whiskey  for  their  furs,  so  debauching  them  that  they  made  no  pro- 
vision for  winter,  and  starvation  and  pestilence  took  away  400  of  them,  wiping 
out  two  or  three  villages,  leaving  only  Chibuchak. 

In  1891  Rev.  Sheldon  Jackson,  D.  D.,  erected  a  good  school  building  and 
teacher's  residence  with  funds  furnished  by  Mrs.  Wm.  Thaw  and  Mrs.  Elliott  F. 
Shepard.  In  July,  1894,  Mr.  V.  C.  Gambell,  who,  with  his  wife,  was  a  missionary 
of  the  Woman's  Board,  was  appointed  to  open  a  Government  school  on  St.  Law- 
rence Island.  After  a  trip  East  for  Mrs.  Gambell's  health,  they  were  returning 
to  their  work  in  May,  1898,  when  the  vessel,  the  Jane  Grey,  sank  with  Mr.  and 
Mrs.   Gambell  and  their  little  Margaret  and  about  thirty  other  passengers. 

The  work  was  taken  up  in  succession  by  Mr.  William  P.  Doty,  of  Princeton 
Seminary ;  P.  H.  Lerrigo,  M.  D.,  and  Rev.  Edgar  O.  Campbell,  M.  D.,  and  wife, 
from  California,  who  began  work  in  1901,  Dr.  Campbell  having  been  ordained  by 
the  Presbytery  of  Yukon,   which  met  at  Eagle  in  July,   1901 

Dr.  Lerrigo  said :  "Mr.  Gambell  fought  devil  worship ;  Mr.  Doty  fought  the 
whiskey  traffic,  and  both  with  marked  success.  I  had  the  privilege  of  continuing 
the  work  so  well  begun,  and  of  preaching  to  the  people,  without  serious  opposition, 
salvation  by  grace." 


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Dr.  and  Mrs.  Campbell  are  doing  an  effective  work.  It  is  their  hope  that 
speedy  advancement  among  the  Eskimos  may  lie  secured  by  educating  some  of  the 
young  natives  in  the  East. 

Poini   Barrow 

At  Point  Barrow,  the  most  northern  portion  of  land  of  the  American  continent, 
is  a  group  of  three  Eskimo  villages,  aggregating  a  population  of  about  1,000.  Of 
these,  Oot-ke-ali-ve,  numbering  some  350,  was  selected  by  the  United  States  Bureau 
of  Education  for  the  establishment  of  a  school,  the  contract  for  which  was  given 
to  the  Woman's  Board  of  Ilmne  Missions  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  The  neces- 
sary money  was  furnished  by  Mrs.  Elliott  F.  Shepard,  of  New  York.  The  first 
teacher  was  Prof.  M.  L.  Stevenson,  of  Ohio,  who  took  charge  on  July  30,  1890. 
He  was  also  made  keeper  of  the  Refuge  Station  by  the  Government.  This  mission 
station,  after  a  Russian  mission  in  Nova  Zembla  and  a  Danish  mission  in  Green- 
land, is   the  third  most  northern  mission  in   the  world. 

In  1896  Mr.  Stevenson  returned  to  his  family  in  Ohio,  and  Rev.  H.  Richmond 
Marsh,   M.   D.,   and   wife   took   charge   of   the   mission.      The   home   of   Dr.    and   Mrs. 


Rev.  S.  R.  Spriggs  and  Family,  in  Point  Barrow  Costume 


Marsh  was  the  first  Christian  home  ever  seen  by  the  natives  in  that  section,  and 
they  were  quick  to  imitate  the  missionaries  in  all  Christian  ways.  A  Young  People's 
Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  of  114  was  organized,  the  old  store  houses  of  the 
mission  were  remodeled  and  changed  into  a  house  of  worship.  On  Easter,  1899,  a 
church  was  organized  with  thirteen  native  communicants.  Elder  Koo-noo-ya,  of 
this  church,  represented  the  Presbytery  of  Yukon  in  the  General  Assembly  at  Phila- 
delphia in  1901.  In  the  summer  of  1899  the  mission  was  reinforced  by  the  arrival 
of  Rev.  Samuel  R.  Spriggs  and  wife.  Dr.  Marsh  and  family  went  in  1904  to  Hoonah 
and  then  home  to  the  States  for  the  sake  of  their  family,  but  in  1908  returned  to 
Point  Barrow  and  relieved  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spriggs,  who  are  now  in  the  East 

Upon  the  visit  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Marsh  to  Puget  Sound,  after  seven  years  at 
Point  Barrow,  and  just  before  they  went  to  Hoonah,  their  children,  born  within  the 
Arctic  Circle,  saw  trees  for  the  first  time  in  their  lives,  and  their  little  son,  on  seeing 
a  cow,  called  to  the  little  Eskimo  girl  whom  they  had  brought  with  them,  "Look, 
P'sik  !     See  the  deer  !" 

In  connection  with  its  function  as  a  Refuge  Station,  the  mission  was  in  1S99 
presented  with  100  reindeer  by  the  Government  and  25  were  given  to  a  native 
reindeer  apprentice. 


Presbytery  of  Yukon — The  Farthest  North 


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"Santa  Claus  and  Family" 
A  Family   Ride,   at   Teller   Reindeer   Station 

— From    Dr.    Jackson 
Reindeer    were    introduced    into    Alaska,    from    Siberia,    by    Dr.    Jackson,    as    Agent 
for    the   United    States    Government,    in    1-891,    solving    the    subsistence    problem    of    the 
Eskimo 

In  1902  the  mission  reported  523  reindeer,  of  which  nine  Eskimos  owned  285 
head.  The  use  of  the  reindeer  may  afford  more  frequent  mails  in  the  future,  but 
heretofore  the  station  has  had  but  one  mail  a  year,  brought  and  taken  by  the 
revenue  cutter  each  summer.  Surely  our  missionaries  to  that  far  cape,  beneath 
the  northern  light,  must  have  read  the  apostle  Paul's  commission  as  their  own  : 
"For  so  hath  the  Lord  commanded  us,  saying,  I  have  set  thee  to  be  a  light  to  the 
Gentiles,  that  thou  shouldest  be  for  salvation  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth." 


Rev.   Horatio   Richmond   Marsh,   M.   D.,   and   Mrs.   Marsh, 
of  Point  Barrow,  1897-1904,  1908-19— 

Just  as  this  volume  is  going  to  press,  the  Point  Barrow  mail,  dated  August 
30th,  has  reached  Seattle,  announcing  the  destruction  by  fire  of  the  Presbyterian 
Mission  buildings  at  3  A.  M.,  April  12th  last,  from  an  overheated  flue.  Mrs-  Marsh 
and  the  children  barely  escaped  with  their  lives  and  the  little  clothing  that  could 
be  snatched  in  their  flight.  Their  furniture,  silverware,  provisions,  library  and 
medical  supplies,  valued  at  $4,000,  are  gone,  and  the  loss  on  the  building,  totally 
destroyed  and  uninsured,  is  !f<S,000.  Dr.  Marsh  was  at  the  time  150  miles  away 
on  a  journey  of  medical  service.  The  unfortunate  family  found  refuge  in  the 
deserted  home  of  a  native,  where  they  must  live  at  least  a  year  before  the  first  ship 
can  possibly  come  to  bring  them   lumber  and  supplies. 

With  such  an  appeal  from  our  heroic  frontier  we  may  fittingly  close  this  book 
and  set  ourselves  to  carry  on  the  great  work  so  well  begun,  and  to  maintain  the 
Christian  liberality  and  personal  consecration  of  the  past  in  the  future  History  of 
the  Synod  of  Washington. 


Aurora  Borealis.  Presbyterian  Mission  at  Point  Barrow,  Alaska. 
Established  by  Dr.  Jackson,  1890.  Northernmost  village  and  mis- 
sion on  the  continent. 

From    THE    LIFE   OF    SHELDON    JACKSON 

Ry  Prof.   Robert  Laird  Stewart 
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